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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03

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Philippine commission and the recent
Pan-American congress in Mexico, pre-
pairing the Instructions TO delegates
and overseeing the negotiations. In
fact, DR.. Hill is an expert in treaty
making, and in the event of his APP
pointment as ambassador to Germany
he will be able TO do most excellent
service in the probable revision of our
treaties with Germany. This govern
ment has no general treaty with the
German empire, but existing treaties
are with the separate states and need
revision. He has an unusual knowl-
edge of political economy and finance,
and has made use of his opportunities
to render important service in secur-
ing to Americans trade advantages by
diplomatic negotiation. Dr. Hill is an
earnest and thorough man. and has
feeling Of professional pride in secur-
ing results serviceable TO his country.
He came recently into unusual prom
inence as the representative OF the
government in the entertainment OF
lTlHtt iitHi} hPRi hiN ftcfN ~ ''FN
United States. He has delightful so
cial side, fond Of a good story and an
excellent story teller himself. and it is
well to mention that the social quail
titles have much to do with the sue
cess of diplomat.
In his family relations DR. Hill is
particularly fortunate, having an ac-
complished wife. who was Miss Juliet
u. Packer. Of Williamsport, Pa, a lady
of German descent. who speaks Ger
man, French. and Spanish with the
ease Of Englisss. Her Tuesday after
noon drawing at their Wash
ington home have been conspicuous
events Of social life at the capital.
These occasions have drawn to DR..
Hilrs home once a week host Of dip
lomats and high officials as we'll as the
most famous men and women in lit
erarv, scientific and artistic circles.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03
VIRGINIA CHASSIS.
DIR. Honh ems Left This Morning 10 At
tend the Annual Session at Roanoke,

DIR. j. A. Hoffheins and wife left
Wednesday morning for 8 Roanoke, Va.
where he will attend the annual ses-
sions of Virginia Chassis which con-
venes There Wednesday. DR.. Hotf-
h ,ins is Treasurer of the Chassis, and
has been Stated Clerk of the BODY for
a number of wears. The delegate ell
der. Ii. J. Seibert. from Christ Re-
formed conRregtion of this city, was
unable TO go at this time. Mr.. ID.
NJ. KilIier, who Us the alternate del
egSte is prevented from attending by
the illness of his wife.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03
REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE MEET.
Frank G. Van Horn fs Elected Chairman
ofthe New mitfcc--Wil Meet
Every Week.

The old and new CITY Republican
Executive Committees not together
IN the Court house tuesday night. The
new committee organized by elec'ing
Frank W. Van Horn chairman; w.
L. Henshaw, vice chairman; A. r.
Lambert. secretary. and W. 4. Null
liss, treasurer. The committee de-
cided to rent I.amberts Hall. Central
Opera House building. as place OF
meeting and to meet every 1uesda v
night from now until the election.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03
SOLD HIS BUSINESS.


Mr.. G ID. Mattbsei, Formerly Of This
city, Sells his store at Cumberland.
The firm o. Farmakis & Greavas.
composed of Mr.. j p. Farmakis, of
Philadelphia, and Mr. g. Greavas.
OF Cumberland. have purchased the
confectionery and Ice cream business
Of Mr.. Chas p. Matthaei, at Cum
berland, hare leased the building for
q number of years. and Thursday
took charge of the place. Mr.. Mat
thati who was formerly in business
in this CITY. has not vet determined
what line of business he will follow.
He will shortly visit friends in Johns
town Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03
LUTHERAN CONFERENCE
VIII Meet In Martinsburg Next Fall and
Elect Officers.

rbe Western Conference of the
Maryland SYNOD OF the Lutheran
chnreh met in Keedysville Tues
day In the afternoon Rev. O. s..
Trumn read u paper on How to help
the youth IT the church to be true { o
their confirmation vows At night
he delivered the sermon. The Confer
ence adjourned 10 meet in this city
next fall. when the officers will be
chosen.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03
NEW d. q O. SCHEDULES.

The Summer Schedule of the b. &
0. goes into effect Sunday May rs.
There will be few important chan
ges. No 10 will 90 east about 26 min
utes earlier. No. will be little la
er and NJ 5. abont 10 minutes later.
The other t-nins remain unchanged.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03

city from Senator Walton. Woodstock.
Virginia which place has suffered
more or less from typhoid IN the past.
Mr.. Walton says :-' Since the install.
lation of our new water works sys-
item, have not heard of anv one hav-
ing typhoid fever who has been using
the water Our water is gotten di-
rectlS from the mountain springs and
is only a short distance of severa
miles from the town The system and
water are verv satisfactory indeed. -
Now. if drinking water NAV be
polluted and become the cause of fe-
yer. is il not more than probable that.
owing to the low source of our water
supply-the three springs in the neigh
borhooi of the water works. that our
water is contaminated by the drainage
and other filth that naturally gravi-
tates IN that direction. This mat ter
can Predetermined beyond all question
by careful aud competent bacteri-
illogical analysis made under the dt-
rection Of citizens committee. who
neither directly or indirectly, have
any political end TO futher. Let wa
ter from the three springs from which
our drinking water Is obtained, and
also water drawn from the spigots of
premises where the fever has been, be
analv zed. and,the result of the analvsis
published in our papers. as the pao-
Dle with whose monev these annalvsls
Will likely be made. and in whose
! welfare this work will bo done, are
entitled to the fullest light on this
subject. IL such an analysis deter
mines the water 10 be potable and
pure then the undivided efforts of the
people can be applied to remedying
the unsanitary conditions OF the
town. If oh the other hand the anal
ysis reveals typhoid bacille ia the
water, hen let prompt and vigorous
measures be taken to correct both this
evil and the other one which DIR. Nc
Sherry so we'll emphasizes.
By all means. let such public
meeting as DR.. McSherry suggests be
called. and let a sanitary committee
Of YOUR best citizens be appointed
to make a thorough investigation. as
to the cause of the trouble
The Democrat IN an editorial inn
plies that the agitation about the WA
ter is done fo- political purposes. In
this our friend. the Democrat, is mis-
taEen, as there are people IN this
community. who can rise above polit-
ical considerations. In {. crisis like
this. when we are confronted by a
danger that threatens every man.
woman. and child, and that is detrl-
minal to every interest OF the city. all
true men, regardless OF creed, party.
or color, will contribute their best
energies towards the destruction of
this common enemy
We repeat what we have written
I let our citizens unite in calling a
public meeting. All honor to the
citjzeos and to the newspapers who
! take leading mart in this matter.
! They will deserve the nntving graf
itude. not only of the people who 1--we
here now. bat of the Deonle who will
live in Martinshurg hereafter.
Pardon me, MIR. Editor. for occu-
pying so much SPACE in vour paper,
but the gravity of the subject dis
cussed is my only apology.
Pro Bono Publico.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03

The Morgan County Trading and
live Stock COMPANY, OF Berkeley
Springs, w. Va. was chartered bv
Charles J. Faulkner. Of Martinsburg.
w. w. Baker. Ct Winchester, and
others. The authorized capital stock
il $l25. 900.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03

In regard TO gambling Mr. Jerome
Is credited with saying that under his
administration he win not allow a.
gambling house to run where firm
checks are accepted, whore minors can
play, where h'ackmail is paid to the
police and where disorderly conditions
prevail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03

+. G. Davis. Of Columbus, O..
rouahed up tooth the other day
and recovered his voice. which he had
been unable to use for many wears.
1t is supposed that the tooth had
lodged in pocket about the vocal
chords, preventing their vibration.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-03
FOR GRAND STAND.
Hon. G. c. stargiss Gives $1,000 TO the


Morgantown May Hon. Geo
C Sturgiss of Morcantown has
sent his check for ST.. 900 to the Pres
ident of the Universitv--te pay feF
the erection OF grand stand on the
athletic field. Accompanying the
check was letter expressing his IN
tsrest in athletics This handsome gift
will be used ut once in the erection
OF grand stand. and the University
field will then be one of the best ath-
letIe fislds in the country, being ner-
fectly level and located in the quad
rangle. three sides of which are mark
ed by the Armory, Engineering Hall
and Commencement Halt
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Spectacle Making.

It has been estimated that the prod
uct Of American optical goods manu-
facturers exceeds yearly 100000 pairs
Of spectacles and eyeglasses, says the
jewelers. Weekly. One company alone
manufactures nearly 100000 pairs
annually, which is probably ten times
ms many as were made in the entire
United States during any one year
previous to 1860. The question has
often arisen as to where they all go.
The United States contains some 7S,-
100000 people, and about one out OF
every five should wear glasses; yet
not all of our product is consumed by
the American people. Owing to the
high standard of uniformity, accuracy.
durability and workmanship in general,
the American products are now being
exported, with but few exceptions, to
every civilized country on the globe.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

The coal miner kicks because he ia
kept down in the world.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

the conductor Is worked through the
sand to the clay beneath, where is Is
discontinued. BY the time the top Of
the conductor has been driven to the
level Of the derrick floor the bottom
end has become so deeply embedded
In the sand that the stays can be re.
moved and the casing driven beneath
the derrick to point near the level of
the water underneath. Should IT then
Nproye 100 short to penetrate the sand.
other lengths are screwed on and the
operations continue until that object
is attained. When the conductor has
been driven few feet into the clay
underlying the sea sand. the ocean is
as effcctually shut off from the well,
for all practical purposes. as IL it were
held back by dixie or sea wall How
ever, there is still danger Of letting the
ocean water into the well through the
carelessncss or Incompetence of the
drlller. Ii Is quite essential TO change
the drilling bit to the next smaller
size Immediately on stopping the con-
ductor or whenever It is decided to go
no farther with any size of casing. and
also to keep the casing following close
ly after the drill. Otherwise. when
drilling ahead of conductor or casing
that is permanently stopped, before
reducing the size of the bit there is
danger of water breaking through
from above into the new boring: and
when drilling too far anead OF the
casing the tools are liable to gain
more and more swing. cutting the hole
larger and larger, especially in either
clay or shale strata, thus creating a
cavity Of much greater diameter than
the casing will fill and which fire.
quently becomes a water-course out
side Of the casing for the ruin not only
of the well, but also of the adjacent
oil territory. In other respects the
drilling Of submarine wells differs little
from those put down on land.-Scien-
tlfic American.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
A wildcat" Mine
Dynamite Used to Dislodge Ferocious Felines
from Their Stronghold
~N~N~~~N~
~N-N~NNN~~

Several mining men who had
CHANGED to meet in a hotel lobby in
this city were discussing the various
mines in certain district, when one
OF them spoke Of wildcat" mine.
A logger who was sitting near
pricked up his ears at this and chip
ped into the conversation. He said
that there was the most productive
wildcat mine he ever heard near
the logging camp where he nad been
working on the lower Columbia. One
OF the mining men remarked that his
idea of wildcat mine was one that
yielded nothing but assessments and
asked what this wildcat mine pro.
duced
why, wildcats, OF course" replied
the logger. He then proceeded to ex-
plain that many years ago someone
had run tunnel into the side of
hill in search Of coal and had run
number Of short branches and had
gophered about generally in the bow
els Of the hill, but finding no coal had
finally abandoned the workings.
There we're wildcats in that sec
ton and the parties who had been
prospecting for coal left several cats
at their cabin. The wildcats and the
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

Of piles with eight by eight cross
beams and stringers and with a narrow
walk from one to five feet wide as the
only means Of access to the wells
situsted upon them, TO strong and COM
modous structures thoroughly planked
and capable of withstanding either the
heaviest southeasters which visit that
coast or bear any kind of traffic to
which wharf might be subjected.
Upon the completion of the wharf,
or so much of ii as Is necessary for
the immediate purpose, the drilling ma
chinery is assembled at the location for
a well In beginning the drilling op-
erations the first important work 70 be
done is in putting down what is locally
termed conductor" The conductor
consists merely Of Oil-well casing of a
size larger than that with which the
well would have been started were
there no sea to contend with. Often
casing of inferior quality is used for
this purpose, and it is sometimes put
down without a shoe where the pre-
vious borings indicate that no cobble-
stones will be met in passing through
the sea sand. Usually nine fve-eighth
casing is used, but for the shallower
wells seven tiye-eighth is sometimes
adopted.
In starting the conductor in from
fifteen to twenty-five feet of water,
two joints Of nine fivp-eighth casing
are screwed together. making a length
of from thirty to forty-hve feet, or of
sufficient length so that when the shoe
or bottom end is resting on the sand
under the water, the top end will ex-
tend well up toward the top of the
roof in the derrick. In setting it, the
conductor is held suspended by the
sand line in an upright position with
the shoe about foot above the sand.
1t is then plumbed as nearly as can
be, and, watching a favorable oppor.
tunity when the wash of the water Is
least violent, 1t is suddenly dropped to
the sand, 1t is then accurately
plumbed while resting on the ground
under the ocean, and is secured in its
vertical position by means of boards
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

one of the dwarf EsquimauX who in
habit the northern portion of Alaska,
but is Of that tribe of Indians who
live several hundred miles south.
Schouchuck plays heady, snappy foot
ball now, but had never seen pigskin
nor spoken word Of English until
fourteen months ago.
He is nineteen years old, weighs 1G5
pounds, and is five feet seven inches
in height. His face and head are
extraordinarily large, and when he
laughs his pair Of almond-shaped eyes
become almost closed. This UNIQUE
character was born in the Island Of
FOgenauk, in the Aleutian Islands
When quite young the family removed
to the Island Of Kadlak. His parents
are dead, but brother and sister still
live in Fogenauk. Prior to coming to
Carlisle, Schouchuck received q few
years schooling in a Russian instltu-
tion In Alaska and learned the Russian
language.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

the guards, young muscular man,
watched every movement of the "pris-
oner' intently, and not without cause,
for in short time his hands began
to twitch, and the next minute he was
struggling most violently with his at
tendants. The supposed prisoner
turned out to be a raying madman,
and my friend, the only other male
passenger in the compartment, was
called upon to render help and prevent
the commission Of some terrible deed.
Eventually the maniac was forced
down, and his limbs We're securely
bound by the time the train reached
Derby, where with the aid Of a porter
he was conveyed to a carriage In wait
ing. 1t is obvious that ladies travel
ing under such circumstances must
suffer a serious shock A special COM
partment is quite as necessary for
maniacs as for bicycles.
Chronicle.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
The Nile Dam.

The Nile Dam.
Since 1899 the great Nile dam at
Assouan has given steady employment
to from 10000 to 10000 Italian and
Egyptian laborers.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

nailed to the derrick floor in such a
way that their edges bear against the
casing from four different directions.
The drilling stem, which has been pre-
viously fitted with a driving head and
clamps, is then run into Il conductor.
and II Is driven into the sand as far
as It will safely go. Then the clamps
are removed and the drill set to work,
and by alternate driyings and drilllngs
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

tame cats had affiliated and had taken
up their abode in the tunnel and had
increased in numbers
Finally a celebrated bear hunter OF
that region discovered the half-closed
entrance to the tunnel, and, thinking
that perhaps some wild animals might
be occupying the place, sent his dogs
in to investiyate. In a few minutes
the uCgs c~-ne rushing out, literally
covered with wildcats and bowling
like lost spirits. While the fight was
going on the old hunter took a hand
to help his dogs and killed twenty
seven wildcats.
Dynamite was put in the tunnel al
night when the cats were out seeking
food and next day the fuse was light
ed AS 1t burned some cats came out
and were shot down. The shootina
of the dead cats terrified those in the
rear and they held back till the tun
mel was fairly choked with a gurgllns
squalllng, splitting army of cats, and
then the giant powder exploded and
several tons of cats were shot out OF
the hole.-Portland Oregonan.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

When he was thirteen this famous
centre was employed by fur traders,
and the sturdy lad Travelled as far
south as Seattle, Wash, and TO Sltka
and juneau. At the Government school
at Carlisle he is learning carpentering.
He is acquiring the different languages
remarkably fast. His muscles never
seem to tire. and he is stronger than
most men who weigh 200 pounds. He
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
All KAow a Good Thing.

The Ohio Penitentiary managers and
economists, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer, had been wondering what to do
with the crusts of bread that are left
over every time the 1000 prisoners sit
down to meal. They finally decided
to cut the crust off all bread and make
the crust into bread pudding. Since
this information has worked its way
through the prison the piles of left
over crusts are daily increasing.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
plays like Lone Wolf, the greatest
centre Carlisle ever had.
PIeasures Oh EnglI.h TrnrelInr

y new terror has been added to rail.
way travelling A friend Of mine
writes a correspondent was journey
ing the other day with his wife from
Lancashire by the Midland. Three men
got into the same compartment. the
one in the middle without his boots
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

Mount Etna is found by Professor
Ricco to have been lowered slxty'nve
feet ON the south side since 1868 and
twice as much on the north The top
is supposed to have been slowly blown
away by the wind.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

Recent experiments in England have
demonstrated that furnace Stag, satu-
rated with coal tar, makes a superior
water and dust proof road surface.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

Apart from insane persons main
talned at home. concerning whom no
official returns are made, Scotland had
last year 102SS lunatlcs.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
DRIEEING SUBMARINE Oil
WELLS AT SUMMERtANl, CAL.
Fly Dwight Kempton.
I Summerland. Cal. there are
about one hundred submarine
oil wells in successful opera

o. V'"'I'
Icattered along the beach between the
dmts Of the highest and lowest tides
The wells farthest from shore are in
from fifteen to twenty-five feet Of wa
Ter at low tide The drilling of sub
marine oil wells, aS performed at Sum-
merland, primarily involves the con-
struction OF wharf from the shore
10 some point over the oil-producing
strata, or across the region where the
oorings are contemplated, In strength
Of structure these wharvcs have been
built in considerable variety from
hose consisting of mere double row
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
AN ESQUIMAU WHO o
PROMISES TO BE A
GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER.

Nekifer Schouchuck. the Esquimau
boy that plays on the Carlisle Indian
School football eleven, is the only
player of his race. Schouchuck is not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24

insertion ana is worked with the nee
die put vertically downward, first on
one edge of the braid, then in a CORE
spending position. but pointing up
ward, on the second piece of braid.
Care must be taken to keep the two
lines of braid exactly the same dis
lance apart throughout. If herring
bone is worked on a material in this
way, but very compactly, we get Gre
tan plat stitch, which looks. much
more elaborate than it is in reality, so
great change is made by simply
changing the position of the needle.
All housekeepers are or should be
familiar with the ordinary blanket
stitch. Fig. sketches variety Of
this that is valuable for finishing the
edges of cloth or serge table covers.
sofa rugs and similar articles. Here
we have three rows of buttonholing,
which look best when they are worked
with thread or wool in three shades Of
one color The innermost row Of but
tonholing must be worked first, and it
must be placed at such distance with
in the edge that the third and last row
sets along the margin of the material.
The sketch plainly shows how the sec
ond set of stitches is placed within
and below the first, the spikes being
rather lower than those first worked
and at their left hand side. The num-
Der of rows Of buttonhole stitches may
be increased indefinitely, but three or
at most five are generally considered
enough.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
HOW A NEWS
PAPER is MADE
fgsgs ia gs ga sa ga ca sa leszesas;s esgyg9
(continued from Fifth page

and that is something. When the pa
pers are delivered to his men, the pos
tai clerks, the postmasters and post
mistresses Ito say nothing of the un-
derpaid rural carriers) are then respon-
sible for the safe and prompt delivery
of the paper If some subscriber is
missed and should look back over the
road this newspaper has travelled in less
than twenty-fo hours to bring him
the news of Bangkok, India, to the mer-
chandise counter of Bangor, Iowa, he
will have some appreciation of the
troubles of a publisher when an irate
patron bawls out why don't / get my
paper?"
The Business Office.
So far as the casual visitor is con-
cerned, he has seen how q newspaper
is made when he leaves the press room,
but no story OF newspaper making
would be complete without some men
ton of the business office. From the
time news message starts from a
foreign land or near by town, men have
to be paid for handling it. The cor
respondent who writes it, the three or
a dozen telegraph operators who send
it and the entire newspaper force that
handles 1t expect compensation. Con-
slider that an average issue of the
T.-R. will contain 800 date lines on
its telegraphic news pages and, without
estimating the cost of four tons of
white paper per week, one has fair
of the cost of making a
1t is the duty of the bust
ness manager and his force to pay the
bills, with now and then a dividend.
The legitimate newspaper has but two
sources of income, the advertising and
it's subscription list. If the subscrip-
ton price is sacrificed one of two things
must happen; the business manager
must crowd enough advertising into
his paper to carry the whole burden of
cost, or so cheaper the quality of his
news service that the cost of getting
up the paper is reduced to a small