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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08
SLE|GHS At STOPPER HOUR
That is What Washington Livery
men Ask for Them.
NO RECIPROCITY FOR CUBA
House Not in Favor Of New Department
Other Interesting Gossip.

Washington. ID. c., Feb. f. 1902
Washington is covered with man
tie of snow, and ten inches deep at
that. This unlocked for event. to-
gether with the fact that it is the
kind that lasts, has brought out near
ly every old sleigh in the district, aud
the jingle of the bells is heard on all
sides. The outlook is that 1t will
last for several days. much to the
delight of the livery keepers. who
ask $40 an hour for horse and cutter.
Ii is all up with the Cubans, so
far as reciprocity is concerned, and
it is very probable they will forget
all the country has done Tor them
The committee on the Wavs and Means
has decided to cease further conside-
ration of Cuban reciprocity and TO i'm
medIately report bill repeating all
war taxes, amounting to S77 00o. 600.
This is handing the Cubans stone
in their appeal for bread
With thls'great reduction Of the rev.
enues in force reciprocity will be
frowned down on the ground that it
is not advisable TO further reduce the
revenues of the government from Gus
toms dues. The high protectionists
of the Ways AMI Means Committee
were quick to follow the recent sug-
gestion of the Speaker to reduce the
war taxes instead of any tinkeri ng
with the tariff. This is supposed to
be good politics, as the people are
tired of war taxes with no war in
sight.
President Roosevelt has troublet of
his own. He has been seeing the
beet sugar people at the White House
almost daily and be has accumulated
great deal of information without
doubt as tc beet sugar, Louisiana sug-
ar and Hawaiian sugar that will be
of use to him later on.
Che new Department of Commerce.
which is SO popular in the Senate has
lots of opposition IN the House, and
the outlook is that the department
will not be created for some years to
come
There Is great pressure eng
brought to bear to pass the bill provid-
ing that pensioners shall be paid
monthly instaed of quarterly, as at
present. Very many of them four
times wear for few davs are well
off, only TO be paupers again IN few
days. BY paying them off every
month it is thought that the pension
ers will get some value for their
money.
The ATTORNEY General has locked
horns with the Society for the Proven
tion cruelty to Animals. He Is q
great lover of horses and has the fin
est team IN the city. They ale blood
cd stock and trot in the 900 class.
Naturally they hold their heads verv
high, but the agent of the society
thought they were too tightly check
ed mp and so he had the team hauled
down. The Attorney General refuses
to uncherk and there you are. In ad-
dition to these troubles the son of the
Attorney General was overhauled by
bicvcle policeman for riding his
wheel too rapidly, and was fined.
They naturally think this very slow
town.
A topographic al error on the part
of the Government Printing Office
has heen causing some amusement at
the Capitol and in Navy circles. The
bill was to retire petty officers, but
the types made it read pretty officers.
f. j. H.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08
FOR stomach Trosbies

81 have taken great many differ
ent medicines for stomach trouble and
constipation. says Mrs. S. Geiger OF
Dunkerton, Iowa. "but never had as
good results from any as from Cham
berlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets.
For sale by Matthaei's Pharmacy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08
Il DOG

Kick a dog and he bites you.
He bites you and you kick him.
The more you kick the more
ne bites and the more he bites
The more you kick. Each
makes the other worse.
A thin body makes thin
lood. Thin blood makes a
ain body. Each makes the
'ther worse. If there is going
be a change the help must
ONE from outside.
SCOTS Emulsionis the right
p. 1t breaks up such {;
animation. First it sets tn,
omach right, Then it en-
hes the blood. Thu
-engthens the body and !
cgins to grow new flesh.
A strong body makes ricf
God and rich blood makes /;
-rong body. Each makes the
thcr better. This is the way
SCOTS Emulsion puts the thir
cody on its feet. Now it can
ret along by itself. No need
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08
HAND M

Ambrose Taylor, negro mad his
hand mashed at the quarries of the
Standard Lime and Stone Company
by truck falling over on it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08

a Whose paper are you reading? yours
or your neighboIs?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08
SHEEP CAUSE TROUBLE.
A Flock Of About 500 Almost Completely
Blocked the Main street This
Morning.

A flock OF about five hundred sheep
being driven through town Satur-
day almost completely blocked Queen
street at many places. In spite of the
width of the street considerable incon
venience was caused. Those who
were slelghing N the opposite direc-
ton were compelled to stop until the
slowly moving body of animals pass.
ed, while those going the same
direction were compelled to move
along behind at snall's pace. Sew
eral dozen sleighs and delivery wag-
ons gathered behind the sheep and it
took some EXPERT handling of their
lines to get the teams out of the tan
gle.
Herdsmen should have better judge
ment then to drive their sheep, espec-
ially such large flocks, through the
busy main street of Martinsbure on
Saturday morning.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08

Of medicine.
This picture represents
the Trade Mark Of Scots
Emulsion and is on the
wrapper Of every bottle.
Sctd for free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE,
o) Pearl ST.. New York
SOC. and ST. all druggists
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08
MR.. wheeler Got rid of his Rheumstisn

During the winter of 1898 was l SO
lame in my joints, in fact all over my
body, that / could hardly hobble
around when l bought a bottle OF
Chamberlain Pain BAN. From the
first application | began to get we'll,
and was cured and have worked ever
since. r.. Wheeler, Northwood, N.
Y. For sale by Matthaei' g Pharmacy.
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18
BATTLE WITH ADDER
Rich Prize Secured by a Connecticut
Snake Hunter.
Wb~n Ee Had the Reptile by the Tail.
and Three other Men Took Hold,
Ii StiI Put Up a Tremen-
dOus Fight

The largest adder ever caught in
Connecticut has, according 10 the New
York sun, been taken alive BY Otto
Lehman and {. Z. Potter. Of East
Glastonbury. II Is ten feet and more
II length and weighs y pounds.
The East Glastonbury country Is
very wild. Cat House Mountain where
the adder was caught. has deep ravines
II which the sun never shines. As
years sometimes 90 by without q man
entering them they are paradise for
reptiles. The mountain gets lis name
from q little log house where IrappeTs
Lved years ago when hunting Wildcats.
No man had entered the particular "a
vine where the big snake was caught
in ten years.
Lehman found the other day a skin
which measured eight feet il length.
Il had evidently been discarded rtcent-
". Knowing that snakes with new
skins are tender and sore. he thought
that the time had come for capturing
thereptiIe. Sohe Immediately organized
a party which included Tax Collector
Douglas, a farmland named Kinnery
Potter and himself. Along in the after
noon he spotted the snake in the scrub
timber. II was just Is feet IN front Of
him.
About the time that Lehman discOy-
cred the snake the adder became ac-
quainted with Lehmann's presence. II
started 10 run toward. the rocks ahead
u thought he was going q mile a min
ute" said Lehman. He made a wild
dive and grabbed the adder about six
inches from the tail. The snake didn't
stop. though Lehman, who weighs 10
pounds, held on. II pulled him right
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18
along to stone wall and went through

along 70 d stone wall and went through
a creYice.
81 braced my head against d stone
and got d new grip" said Lehman,
.'and hoIlereC Tor help. Potter Is a bit
deaf but he came 10 my rescue"
Potter got a hold on the snake just
below the head. The others Of the
party got a good hold. too. The adder
squirmed and many times nearly got
away. The four men were knocked
over. but they held on Potter kept a
tight hold Of the snakes wind and in
time had him tuckeTed The fight had
lasted for an hour when the snake was
put in a box.
He hisseG and screeched like a sky
rocket going of" said Lehman.
1T sounded like escaping steam 10
ne" said Tax Collector Douglas
I'VE would never have got him alive
in the world" says Potter. but for
the fact that his skin was tender and
he couldn't stand being hurt like he
could if his skin had been OF q months
time.
The snake Is a fine buff color
marked with black He is remarkably
strong and continually shows his re-
fentment Of fconfnemenJ by kissing and
splitting. All the scales Of his nose are
worn of by his attempts 10 push his
/ head through a steel wire netting over
his cage
To make the days sport complete
the party brought in three rattle
snakes. One had nine rattleS. another
Il and the largest y. These snakes
were four and five feet long. Lehman
isan old snake hunter. He has captured
200 rattlers in the last four OF five
years. and all Of them were taken on
Cat House Mountain. NotwiJhstanC-
ing the great number he has captured
Lehman believes the country is over
run with them Yet. They ymulriply very
fast" he SAYS. Il captured a rattler
: recently that had . young ones"
1T Is a common belief that snakes
shed their skins once q year" added
: Lehman. "but they shed them ofuener
than that. This discarding Of the old
skin always follows hearty meal. Let
a snake eat a rabbit. as they viii. or a
chicken, and they take them into their
system with one bite, and Immediately
afterward they shed a skin. I've killed
rattIers and opened them up and found
a whole squirrel. Ive tried 10 fathom
it out how they could taRe so large a
food morseI al once, but they can"
Several geological societies have
made offers for the big adder. as II Is
believed to be the finest specimen in
captivity.
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18

the Twenty-frst Ohio district in
congress next term. He has an
nounced himself as a candidate and
will make the race. The district
comprises the county Of Cuyahoga
and y wards of the city Of Cleveland.
He is a blacksmith employed in the
shops Of the American Shipouiiding
company in Cleveland, but is well
known for his liberal and even radi-
cal views in politics and economics.
Mr. Vail many years ago was a con-
gressional candidate on the nation
ali-t ticket. He has written and lee
tured freely in the interest of the
workinemen.
The present congressman. Theo-
dore II. Burton. was elected over
Sylvester Y. Macmahon, democrat.
the former receiving 2S.6O5 votes and
the latter 21.947. George H. Lyttle,
union IefOTm, received l45 votes; Al
bert I. Talcott, prohibitionist, re-
ceiyed 32S votes; Paul Dinger. social
ist, received 344 votes. and Max
Hayes, socialist democrat, received
579 votes. Vail is popular with the
laboring element and is backed by
Tom Johnson. the new and growing
power il Cleveland politics.
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18

accepted that Tony had ESCAPED. a.t
MuTray's only consolation was -.-
hope that he would get hamrs-cH AID
return voluntarily
While the keeper was urcer q strain
Of anxiety for his pet everything %
the mammal house seemed Il. 90
wrong. Bananas were stolen. -....
disappeared. and bottles fell Dr-- a,
night and were found broken f. ---
morning. Tony's ghost SCENE. 10
haunt the place al nightly hours
Keeper Murray started ou al l-Ees-
tigaUiOn Of the nightly thetr-. Every
nook and corner was searched. an. .-
last Murray thrust his hand .--. LIS
clothes locker to satisfy himself ----
nobody was hiding therein. tr-
one every garment was taken ."- a-.
shaken. In handling an old pair .-
trousers Murray saw something .a.
in the pocket Putting his han. Pc -.-:
keeper felt something soft and H---..
1t was Tony sound asleep after bis a--
venture.
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18
WHITE HOUSE CHINA
Entirely New Dinner Set Selected
by Mrs. Roosevelt.
Great Seal of the United states 90 Be
It's Distinctive Decentralization
Itself Is OF the SO-CaIIed
Colonial style.

When Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt re-
tires as the mistress Of tie whlle
house she will leave a souvenir
which Will endear her 70 future pres
ident's wives.
With the change in the interior
decorations and arrangements Of the
white house there viii also be new
set Of china and glassware which
viii be the envy Of every housewife
tn the country. II is doubtful II
there is another set as handsome ID
use in the United States. The price
TO be paid for this porcelain service
is not diyulged, but il Is said il Will
be about $4,000 for the 500 or more
pieces.
When Mrs. Roosevelt began her du-
ties in the white house she found
that the china for state occasions
and large receptions had been in use
since lssO, having been selected by
Mrs. Hayes. The first social function
given by Mrs. Roosevelt showed that
the service was entirely inadequate.
This service is very handsome, and
cost $4,000. but time and servants
have left their marks upon IT, II
was designed by Theodore r. Davis,
and the decorations were American
fauna and fora. II was manufac-
tured by Haviland q Co, OF France
The designs were made in water col
or, and although in nearly every in
stance they were bold and striking,
they were difficult 10 reproduce upon
porcelain with hard mineral rOlors.
To successfully accomplish this il
was necessary 10 invent new methods
and have recourse TO peculiar me-
chanical appliances.
Mrs. Roosevelt sent nearly a year
ago for Charles VI. Van Heusen, OF
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18

Albany, and commissioned him to
visit the noted factories with the
idea OF submitting a collection Of
china and glass for her inspection.
President Roosevelt was very much
interested in the matter and took
part IL the discussions relative TO
what should be selected. II was de-
cided that the great seal of the Uni
ted States, which IS so rarely seen
now that few are acquainted with il.
should be enameled on the service.
Then the hunt for samples com
menced.
After several months Of searching
Mr.. Van Heusen submitted to Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt IS different
and exclusive designs. They ranged
in price from S1s. 600 to $4,000. Noted
decorators Of china had been at work
for months. and possibly never be-
fore has there been such a beauti-
full collection Of original designs in
ceramic art presented 10 the c0nsid-
Grafton Of any one with a similar
idea in view. II seemed as if anv
taste could be gratified. Deep rich
reds, beautiful blues and yellows.
rose Du Barrys and the different
shades Of green Of the very simplest
treatments that can be imagined
were submitted.
II was hard matter to arrive al a
selection, but Mrs. Roosevelt was de-
termined that the design should be
simple and not at all gaudy. As
sisted by her husband. Mrs. Roose-
welt finally selected for the white
house service a simple Colonial pat
tern in gold. with the diverse Of the
great seal Of the United States en-
amelled in color rs the decorative
feature. II was made by Wedgwood
This design VIII be exclusively for
the white house and copyrighted.
That there might be no flaw in the
service Mrs. Roosevelt declared the
manufacturers should take all tba
time they needed TO have a perfect
set. II is expected the service Will
be ready for use at one of The Ian
uary functions in the white house
The white house service will con-
sist Of Is dozen plates. 10 dozen tea
plates. 5 dozen soup plates. dozen
after dinner coffee cups and saucers.
10 dozen teacups and saucers. 10 doz-
en- oyster plates, 10 dozen fish plates
and "A platters.
The glassware is also strikinglv
beautiful It consists of IA pieces.
The goblets are very thin and so fra
glle that the slightest pressure would
break one
King Edward has just placed an or
der for a china set to cost 500 O0o
and anothfr set which is only a few
thousand dollars cheaper. Russia has
the finest china sets in the world
the car having one for which he
paid s250.O1O.
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18

the rain water from the projecting
caves. but closer lection shows
that the rain spout a ,-rned away
from il, and il Is not intended TO
serve any practical purps-r, but Is
simply preserved as treasure relic.
II giving il d position OF honor,
where il viii attract the attention Of
the visitor soon after entering the
famous gardens, the place has been
carefully chosen. For although il
had been taken from the old well
which, perhaps, seemed a more ap-
propriate place for il, where il stood
when Washington's horses drank
from il, il has been placed near the
famous Washington arbor" on the
river front OF the Bartram house.
Only a few yards away il the long
ago there stood the Washington ar
Dor. overlooking the shining stretch
Of Schuyikin.
Close by this mammoth stone basin
or trough, on the lawn on the river
front OF the house, are two noble
boxwo0d trees sent from Smyrna,
Turkey, 10 Mr.. Bartram by the earl
of Butte, over 100 years ago. ApprO-
pirate surroundings these for the his
toric old stone trough, says the Phil
adelphia Record.
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18
STATUES FOR CHICAGO.
and statue of Mckinley soon
to Be Erected.

A replica Of the heroic equestrian
statue Of Washington, designed by
Daniel c. French. the Boston sculptor,
and erected al d cost Of SIS .OU0i in Paris
by the Daughters Of he Revolution
viii be set up in Washington park, Chi
cago. The duplicate Of the famous
original Will cost $4,000. OF this sum
$4,000 has been contributed by Chi
cagO men Of wealth who wish their
names Withheld, and has been placed
in the hands OF Henry c. Foreman OF
the South Park board. At a meeting
Of the South Park commissioners the
board decided 10 raise the remaining
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18

West tavern ar Coney Island. has 5e-
come more ambitious than the TEST f
his counrrymen. says the New l.-E
World. and by persistent etfar- las
mastered. To a degree. the difficulties
Of the ordinary coon" song an Nh
the reputation If being the only gL----
man ragrime singer IL the wor-c.
Top Toy has nor Vet reached p=-----
ton in his new line. Lc -riN persists
IN adding his "ees" 20 every .----
word. and substituting for P CHI
for V. but il j. case II don't 81 20
the musician. he's doing the best -=
can" and Tops ragEime Is rendered
the more interesting and aUl>.-- lee
cause Of his combination ot Chinese
and negro dialects.
Top Is primarily chop suer c--E
and an expert in his line. H -a-s
claim 10 DO distinction a. q singer. --L
modestly refuses 10 appear II public.
But when the crowd Is gone and -lD.
Is left in the company OF Few friends
he will sing for hours. a.. e Is worth
a good price OF admiss-.- 10 hear
him.
please Go Way and Let Ne >-=s2. =
Josephine. Ny Joe" MY Cir. Is al
High-Born Lady" ''Ain't Dar @ shame 90
and .'Mr. BaiIey's Won't You Please
Come Home" are Tops fav0r-.es- and
the way he labors through them wg-.5
wiring q laugh from the Sphinx.
Top Toy is about p years o--. z-5
has been in this country number +
wears.
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18

Of Senator Eddie" Hagan he sue
ceeded TO the leadership Of the Eight
eenth district, where he has devel-
Oped an organization as compact as
any-eyen the far-famed Twenty
eighth - in the city. He never
held Office except in the Van Wyck
administration, when he was a dock
commissioner.
IN appearance Mr.. Murphy is youth
fuI far below his years. His voice is
mild and his manner quiet and he has
a pronounced habit OF never talking
until ae has something 70 say and
then not telling more than he wants
one 10 know. He was recently mar
ried and lives in unpretentious style
IL East Seventeenth street, facing
Stuyvesant square.
The new leader might be taken for
q priest at first glance. His smooth
shaven face, the high, straight collar
he wears, the black necktie. the dark
clothing help along the idea,
But inspection shows that his face
lacks something that is apparent in
the faces OF all Priests-the express
sion that comes from submission.
There IS nothing in the face OF
Charles F. Murphy to indicate that
he would submit 10 anybody. 1t is
a fearless face, the face Of a com
mander Of men.
He mas a hard gray eye and thin
lips. When he smiles two funny little
wrinkles form in his chin. one on
each side. He has a pleasant smile,
but he does not smile often. II might
be said that he has two smilcs-One
he uses when he amuses himself and
the other when somebody else amuses
Kim. There is a difference in the
smiles, but it cannot be explained on
paper.
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18
Not on the Grand Jury.

Here Is the way a Pawnee. county
man confessed at a revival meeting in
Kansas. He had been pressed to re-
peut, and finally got up and said:
''Dear friends, feel the spirit moving
In me 10 talk and tell what bad man
I've been. but I can't do it while the
grand jury is in session" THE Lord
will forgive YOU" shouted the preach
er. "I guess that's right" ," said the pen,
itent. but he amt on the grand Jury"
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18
WAsRINGToN'S TROUGH.
Picturesque Basin Where the Leader
of the Revolution often Wa
tered His Horses.

The famous old stone basin from
which Washington watered his horses
IL revolutionary days Is no longer
used as a pump trough. Il has been
removed from the ObscurirV Of the
old frame pumphOuSe adjoining Cae
Bartram mansion (where for nearly
a century it collected the waters
from The cooling springs Of the old
welD and has been given position
Of honor just outside Of the historic
mansion.
At first glance il seems 10 have
been placed thus in order 70 serve
as q huge stone cistern 10 collect
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18
She Nndr GnrdenIne Pay.

Mrs. Martha :. Hill, Of Milwaukee.
Wis. IS fond Of gardening. While
digging in her back yard she found
25 bottles containing coins and paper
money to the value Of $1,000. In one
of the bottles was a statement writ
ten by DR.. Caspar Schuerman, long
since dead. that he had thus buried
10000. The Doctors widow claims
the money already found. and Mrs.
Hill still continues gardening in that
snnt.
The Washington bee., 1902-10-18
Commissioner West.

Soon after the death Of John ".
Ross dozens Of good men were men
toned for the vacancy. Among
whom was Mr.. Harry L. West Of
the Washington Post. The enemies
of this distinguished journalist pub
lished a report and sent letters TO
President Roosevelt that Mr.. West
had advocated lynohing; that he was
the cause Of the Wilmington rier
and other acts inimical to the ne
gro. The negro press and the negro
politician aud that self constituted
commi.te that went TO Oyster Bay
and urged other men, claiming to rep
resent the colOred people in this city.
When intact none had any authority
to speak for the eolored people and
the committee less authority TO
speak f0ritself. a man must not are
gate to himself. simply because he
has been appointed to a job, that he
is an authorized representative Of the
people. The BEE has maintained
all along that Mr.. West would be
appointed if competency and quail
fcation counted for anything. The
BE ig personally acquainted with
Mr. West and it knows that he was
pomore responsible for the Whining
ton riot than the Editor of the daily
Reo0rd who had to leave Whining
ton for writing an article in defense
ofhis people. There are some COW
ardly politicians whose names The
BEE will not. at this time, mention de
clared that the Editor of the Record
Wss responsible for the riot If that
be 80 why do they now claim that
Mr. West was? There is not bet
ter friend to the negro than Mr..
West, who has recently been ap-
pointed District Commissioner and
the colored people. of this city, will
be thoroughly convinced that they
will find a good friend in him.
When he went to Wilmington as
correspondent OF the Post, he tele-
graphed the facts as they then ex-
listed in that State and nothing
more. There are hundreds Of Re
publicans, in Office, more inimical to
the negro than Mr. West is aud Sd
far as The BEE is concerned 1t can
Justly cay that his appointment IS
satisfactory,to the colored people,
since a democrat had to be ap-
pointed