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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
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According 10 a new theory advanced
BY Fere and Jaell, two French invests
gators, the influence Of musical tones
and intervals on the physical organism
Is exactly the same with all persons,
says Success. The only difference be-
tween a musical and an unmusical per-
son is that the former is able 10 realize
the esthetic relations Of these reac-
tions, while the other is not. BY means
of Mosso's 'ergograph," a sensitive de-
vice by which the exciting or depress-
ing effect of any influence on the or
ganism can be measured, the expert
mentors have ascertained which are
stimulating combinations Of sounds
and which are depressing ones.
Thus they find that a discord has just
the same depressing physical effect on
o person who 'has no ear" as on one
who is exquisitely sensitive TO tones.
''These experiments seem to prove"
says the writer's, that our musical cul-
lure makes more and more perceptible
10 us the unconscious relations that
exist between musical art and the hu-
man organism"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
HEALTH IN CITIES.
Mortality Declared by Eminent Ply
stefan Less In Large Cities
Than in small Towns.

Dr. Karl Ballod read a paper recent
ly before the International statistical
conference in Berlin on the mortality in
large cities. contending that cities hav-
ing a population Of million. in western
Europe. were healthier than smaller
cites. because the latter's precautions
we're far inferior to those of the larger
st.os Berlin, he said. was the most
beautiful and London and Vienna came
aeXt. Paris was the worst of all Coun-
try populations were the least healthy,
bDt country people going to the cities
we're healthier than town-bred persons
While the rural populations were sta
Uouary I'm Germany since 1871, the cities
had doubled their populations, and the
country was increasing in population
By nearly a million a year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
ALASKA BOUNDARY LINE
Dispute Definitely Settled in Lon
don Yesterday.
CANADIANS ARE VERY BITTER
They Declare the Award Of the Tribunal
is an Opening Wedge Toward Inde-
pendence for Canada.

The engrossed copy OF the Alaskan
award was signed in London Wednes-
day afternoon. The Canadians de-
elined to sign the award.
The mountain line adopted as the
honndry lies so far from the coast as
to give the United States Substantially
all the territory in dispute. The line
completely clears all the bays and in
let's and means of access to the seas,
giving the United State complete
land barrier between Canada and the
seas, from the Portland canal to
Mount st. Elias.
British Columbians have heard the
news of the. settlement Of the Alskan
boundary question with a feeling bor-
dering on disgust at what is popular
ly termed ''the sacrifice of Canada
by Great Britain on the altar of po-
litical expediencv. The people Of
western Canada are bitter because of
this and the general trend of the
opinion seems to be that the action of
the British commissioners has started
a wave of popular opinion which
may be the opening wedge of the
weaving of Canada from the patriotic
reliance upon tae mother country
which has marked the dominion in
the past
The action of the Canadian COM
missioners, Sir Lew Jette and Mr..
Aylesworth, III refusing to sign the
agreement is approved
The people feel that it is again a
compromise. diplomatic settle.
ment arranged by the British diplo-
mats and acceded to by the British
commissioners for the sake of main
tanning friendship between Great
Britain and the-United States. The
British commissioner. Lord Alverson,
is criticised on all sides for his action
in agreeing with the Canadian com
missioners. as they state in their
manifesto, and then agreeing to u
LOih LOlulbb dAOcE ulsCusslHE WIN
American commissioners.
A we'll known writer summed W
the situation before the award as fol-
lows:
The mass of the population OF this
country have thought, or cared, but lit
tie about the Alaskan boundary dispute
that an Anglo Amerioan commission
are now trying to settle in London other
than that Canada claimed certain terri
tory over which the American flag was
| flying, and the mass Of the population
have hoped the flag would remain
whether the territory over which it was
! flying was of any value or not.
Had the question now in dispute been
submitted to a commission a few years
ago, and had the award then been in
favor of Canada it would not have been
considered so great loss to this coun-
try as. 1t will should Canada win at the
present time. Then there was but little
more than barren mountains, glaciers
half-frozen inlets TO dispute over. But
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
OUR RETURN TO NATURE.
Nineteenth Century Renaissance OF
Natural History Marks Epoch
Interest in Animal Life.

The future historian of american
life and manners for the closing decades
of the nineteenth century and the be-
ginning of the twentieth century, will
find an interesting theme in the renais-
sance of natural history, or the re-
turn to nature which marks a distinct
epoch, says Francis H. Herrick, in the
Century.
If a desire for country life has fol-
lowed the congestion OF population in
cities. the increase in wealth, and the
wonderful improvements in transporta-
ton, there has also grown up in Amer
lea a genuine sympathy for animals and
an intelligent de&re for knowledge in
every department of outdoor nature.
This awakening has been attended by
renewed interest in the relation of Iiv-
ing beings to one another. and to their
surroundings. as well as by the inter-
est in the habits, behavior, and intelli-
gence of animals on the part of both
layman and specialist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
DOG COMMITTED SUICIDE.
ing of Kennel Mate, 1t Is Thought,
So Ends Life with Gas.

Mig, a pet spaniel owned by Lafay-
cite Heidell, of Rochester, N. Y, is
dead, and the manner of his shutting
off establishes a precedent in dogdom.
He died by asphyXiauon, and whether
the case is one of suicide or murder is
puzzling the disconsolate owner.
In company with bull pup Mig oc-
cupied comfortable quarters in MIR
Heidell's home for several years, and
his lot was happy, far beyond that OF
the ordinary dog. If his end was in
duced by his own devices the cause for
the act is hard to trace. Motive for
the murderous deed on the part of the
bull pup is equally difficult to find.
Therefore mystery surrounds the lam
entable case. But Mig is certainly
dead.
Mr., Heidell was awakened one night
recently by a nauseating odor OF gas.
Being familiar with the use of gas
tets, he was convinced that he had not
blown out the gas before retiring, SO
he searched the premises to discover
the leak.
The cause Of the trouble was found
in the kitchen, where the gas range
was diseharging it's fuel from an open
pipe. Near the range were stretched
the two dogs. Evidently they had be-
come restless and in moving around
the stove had opened the stop-cock.
Both had been overcome, and Mig had
passed away to the dogs paradise.
After some trouble the bull pup was
revived and is still in the ring, though
weak
Persons acquainted with Mig's dis
position are inclined to believe that,
long suffering from the pups bullying
abuse, he sacrificed his life in a spirit
of revenge.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24

sentative in the house Of commons. The
new marquis, who was born on October
90, 1861 was educated at Elton and at
University college, oxford. His politi-
cal career began early. At the age OF
"a he contested the Darwen division of
Northeast Lancashire. and, successful
by the narrow majority of five votes,
held the seat until 1892. At the general
election of that year he was defeated.
but In the following year he was re-
turned unopposed for the constituency
his elevation now leaves vacant During
the South African war he served with
his battalion of the Devonshire militia,
and earned the c. B. In 1900 he was APP
pointed under secretary of foreign
affairs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24

The war cloud is more particularly
conspicuous on the horizon of the
football field just at present.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
WOMEN LAWYERS In FRANCE
Admission of Ladies TO Bar Has Hat
Good Results on Manners of
Opposing Advocates.

Since the Paris bar has been open tc
women, not few members of the fair
sex have taken advantage Of the new
privilege accorded to them to plead al
the Palais de Justice, says an ex.
change.
The pioneer in this direction was
Mile. Chauvin, whose debut as 'advo.
cate" excited great deal of attention
and whose presence in the cap anG
gown made a great sensation at the
palais. Her debut, moreover. had the
effect of setting the fashion among
Parisiennes Of wearing the white craval
of the French lawyers. Since Mile
Chauvin's debut in 1899 curiosity has
died out to a great extent, and no bad
effects of the law have been noticed. Il
is even possible that. if the good re-
suits could have been anticipated. the
law would have passed the chambers by
a unanimous vote, instead of by $40 &c
ia. AS a rule, women lawyers have
had men as their opponents at the bar
and one could imagine himself in q
sort Of judicial salon, If compliments
and gallant speeches were the criterion.
But the other day two women law
yers found themselves antagonists in o
case. 1t was funny TO see the embar-
rassment of the judges, for each lawyer
did her best to captivate the bench
Unhappily the bench could not get out
of the scrape by awarding the victory tc
both sides, so the chivalsous judges took
refuge under a well-known formula and
reserved their decision for a fortnight
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24

posed terminus of the new trans-con-
tinental railway which Canada is to
build, is located SO that should the
commission decide this point in favor
of the United States 1t would leave the
village and harbor in American terri
tory, and as this Is the only practical
terminus for the road the decision OF
this point Is Of considerable moment 10
Canada. The value Of the new road
from strategic standpoint would be
greatly lessened should 1t have to termi-
nate in foreign territory.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
Co-EDS FoREGO MARRIAGE.
Iege Women Becoming Wives Are
Rapidly Decreasing.

Over four-ffths of the women gradu-
ates of the University of Chicago are on
the high road to spinsterhood. This is
the startling result of researches con
Quoted by Mayo Fesler, who, as general
secretary of the Alumni and Alumnae as
sociations of the institution, has com
piled statistics of the university and its
students in the form of a general register,
covering the first decade of the univer-
sity's history. The figures do not include
the women who have taken higher de-
grees, but only those who have completed
the undergraduate courses and who,
therefore might be expected to be win
some enough to tempt the heart of the
average man.
The register contains the names OF
sos women who have received bachelor
degrees from 1893 to 1902 inclusive. The
fate of these goods is shown by the fol-
lowing percentage table:
Percentage women married
Percentage women teachers. ...............5 81
Percentage women lat home" .............S 81
An examination of the table for each
class shows that the chances of the ex-
co-eds for becoming wives are steadily
growing less. The first class that gradu-
ated in 1893 contained three women and
all of them married The next class had
nine feminine members and not one Of
them has yet entered the bonds of matri-
mony. The class of 1895 has a higher
percentage and then comes the class of
1896 with a marriage percentage of 80
among its women members. From that
time there has been a steady decrease. OF
the 1876 women graduated In 1902 but six
per cent. are married.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
A NEW STATE SEAL.
Alabama Proposes to Honor One Of
Her Heroines.
Would Perpetuate One of the Incl
dents of the Civil War by an En-
craving the Great
Seal oil state.

Alabama proposes to introduce a
new method Of perpetaat1ng the MEM
DRY OF the confederacy. The plan Is TO
engraye ON the great seal Of the state
one OF the most picturesque scenes OF
the war. This will involve the gloril-
cation Of young woman.
Alabama has possessed IT'S present
seal for "a years, ever since its admis-
sion to the union Ii is inconspicuous
and, like Gozen other state seals,
shows the American eagle and shield,
with the motto, Here We Rest" said
to be the meaning of the Indian word
"Alabamons,' from which the river and
the state we're named.
When the constitutional convention
met in Alabama two years ago propo-
sition to change the great seal of the
state was made, but was voted down.
1t has been brought up again before
the legislature, with every chance of
success. What gives the project
strength is the fact that it is proposed
TO commemorate on it an event of the
civil war and to do honor to an Ala
bama heroine Miss Emma Sansen.
who, at the risk of her life, saved
Forests command at Coosa river in
1863.
In 1868, after a brilliant campaign,
Forrest captured and completely de-
stroyed the strong army sent under
Col A. ID. Streight to destroy Gen.
Bragg's communication. The credit tor
that victory Forrest himself conceded
to q young girl.
When Forrest reached the Coosa
river he found the bridge over that
stream destroyed; his force was not
only prevented from advancing, but
was in danger. The river was too deep
to wade and he had abandoned the
undertaking as impossible when
young girl of Is stepped up and told
him that there was a ford, generally
unknown, where he could cross the
stream.
Springing behind him on the saddle,
she directed the general and his men
to the ford When the troops started
to cross the Coosa the federal troops
opened fire on them, but Miss Sansen
refused to seek cover, was more afraid
of Gen. FORESTS being wounded than
for herself, and faced-fortunately
without injury-the fire of the enemy.
Her act saved FORESTS command
and enabled him to capture the union
forces, and it is urged that this brave
deed would make far more honorable
seal for Alabama than the old time
eagle. The plan will almost certainly
be adopted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
Nitrogen from the Ar.

An old dream OF the chemist is the
artificial conversion into plant food OF
nitrogen from the air In the latest de-
velopment of the Bradley process, on
which the inventor has been at work
several years, a special electrical ma
chine makes and breaks 414,000 arcs
a minute, the nitrous gas thus formed
from atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen
being collected in water or directly com
bined with potash or soda.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24

The Chinese are smart in many
ways, but in lighting fire they are about
as useless as an army OF antelopes.
When the Board of Rites building In
Picking recently burst into flame, a fire
company hurriedly dashed to the scene.
to try their skill at extinguishing it.
Their chief equipment for this work
consisted of banners and gongs
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
MARQUIS OF SALISBURY.
New Head Of the Historic House OF
Cecil Has Been in Public Life
for Many Years.

BY the death of his father, the late
Marquis of Salisbury, James Edward
Herbert Gaseoyne-Cecil, Viscount Gram
borne, becomes fourth Marquis of Sails
bury, and Rochester city loses its repre-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24

The route from Port Simpson TO the
orient Is several hundred miles shorter
than the route from any other Pacific
port, and this together with the fact
that 1t is destined to become the sea-
port Of the rich Peace River valley and
the whole of the Athabasca country,
makes this point of the controversy of
even greater Importance to Canada than
the control of the Lynn canal and the
inland route to the Yukon
So it is that out of what was prac-
tically of no importance few years ago
there have now grown serious difficult
ties
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24
stIIInfsnmeIse

In some parts OF Switzerland they
have laws which make it necessary to
have horses hitched to automobiles so
that other horses will not be fright
ened by them. The horse still has his
uses
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-10-24

The result, says the Chicago Tribune.
will be that many excellent women will
have TO choose between following the
fashions deereed by the dressmakecs
and going to the ST. Louis show next
year.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-08-14
Raidlne New York Pool Rooms.

The alleged pool room conducted by
THE" Allen in Sixth avenue, New
York. was raided Tuesday night for
the eighty-eighth time. according to
the count kept by the police. About
800 men. whites and blacks, were
caught In the place. but only four were
placed under arrest. The place was
heavily fortified with iron bars at all
the doors and windows, but squad Of
detectives succeeded in catching the
.lookouts" off their guard and dashed
through the front door when 1t was
left trifie open.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-08-14
One Hundred Victims of Paris Rail
way Horror.

Eighty-four bodies have been re-
covered, and the death list will prob.
ably exceed one hundred in the I'M
foreground railway disaster which oc-
CURED in Paris Monday night.
The accident. which occurred on the
Metropolitan electric railway, has as
sumed the proportions of one of the
most horrible catastrophes which ever
visited the French capital. The disas-
ter was occasioned by two trains
catching fire IN the big tunnel. The
passengers became panic-stricken, and
in their endeavors to escape many
went in the wrong direction and were
suffocated. The officials seem to have
lost their heads and were unable to
succor the unfortunate passengers,
The firemen for several hours were
unable to enter the station or the
tunnel. owing to the dense smoke
which poured out In black clouds.
Most Of the victims are from the
middle and working classes, as the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-08-14

Another fatality has resulted in the
pursuit of the convicts who escaped
from the Folsom prison. An unknown
man was killed near Davisville, Cal,
Friday night While his identity has
not been established, it seems almost
certain that he was not one Of the
convicts. The man was seen acting
queerly near farm house, and when
called upon by officers to surrender,
started to run. The officers fired at
him, killing him instantly. Since his
death the man has been identified as
one who has been in the vicinity sew
eral days hunting work. He was con-
sidered deranged mentally The Of
ticers who killed him have been exon
Grated.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-08-14
ROOT WILL RETIRE
LEAVES CABINET ABOUT FIRST
OF NEXT JANUARY.
II 10 Claimed That the Next Secretary
Of War VIII Be Judge Taft, Now
Governor Of the Philippines

The news comes from Oyster Bay
l. l., that Elihu Root will resign az
secretary Of war, the resignation tc
take effect about the first of next Jan.
uary. He will be succeeded, unless
present plans miscarry, by Judge Will
liam H. Taft, now governor OF the
Philippines.
1t is not expected that the secretary
will present his resignation to the
president before he leaves for England
to take up the work of the Alaskan
boundary commission. He has not pre-
sented his resignation yet, and has not
informed the president when he will
present it.
1t can be said that the president
expects that the country will have the
benefit Of Secretary Roots services
yet for several months, certainly until
the beginning Of the next year.
That Governor Taft will be Mr..
Roots successor as secretary of war
there can be little or no doubt. He is
familiar with many OF the problems
which the secretary of war will have
to meet and solve; he is a warm per-
sonal friend Of the president, who has
an abiding confidence In his ability |
and patriotism, and it is understood
that he would welcome the change in
volved.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-08-14
BOB MEEks AT LIBERTY.
Idaho Desperate Makes Escape After
Many Futile Attempts.

Bob Meeks, one of the most notori-
GUS criminals in the west, connected
with the famous Hole in the Wall''
gang in Wyoming, who was convicted
several years ago and sentenced to
thirty-fve years in the Boise, Idaho,
penitentiary for robbing the bank of
Montpelier after two sensational es-
capes from the Jail of Bear Lake
county before being transferred to the
penitentiary, and who was recently
adjudged insane and removed to the
state insane asylum at Blackfoot, has
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-08-14
whltecappers In WASHINGTON.

A man named Ray came to Walla
Walla, Wash, on Monday from Hadley
station to swear out warrants for
some haryesters who. he stated. had
"whitecapped" him. According to his
story, Ray was accused by the thresh-
Ing crew with having attempted a
criminal assault on the cook, who Is
an elderly woman. The crew tied him,
he alleges, TO header wagon, at night,
taking turns about, horsewhipped him,
then rolled him naked In tar weed,
and finally ran him out of the camp.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-08-14
He IL No Match for the Willy Russian Bear

trains were carrying them home from
their work. Although the accident oc-
CURED at o'clock D. M. the officials
and firemen were unable to descend
into the tunnel the following morning,
owing to the binding cloud of smoke
from the burning train. Frequent at
tempts were made by heroic volun-
teers, whom it was necessary to res
cue, half suffocated, and carry away
to the hospital.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-08-14
Carolina Race War.

Serious troubles between negroes
and whites is threatened at Henrietta,
the location of one of the largest cot
ton mills in North Carolina Two ne
groes were cut on Friday night and
one Of them will die. The cause of
the trouble was the alleged disturbing
of colored meeting by whites and
the cursing Of white boy by a negro
An armed crowd of negroes was dis
persed by the extra force of policemeA
on duty, but more trouble is expected
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-08-14
HURRICANE AT MARTINIQUE.
Hundreds Of Houses Unroofed and
Much Damage Done.

The island Of Martinique was swept
by hurricane OF great violence on
Sunday night. Its duration was ten
hours. and 1t was especially severe
during two hours at Fort de France,
where 1t caused much destruction.
Hundreds OF houses were unroofed
and several sailing vessels were badly
damaged. No fatalities. however, have
been reported. The streets are en-
numbered with debris from the tiled
roofs and the roads are impossible on
account of fallen trees, which were lit
orally torn up by the roots. Several
towns on the island suffered st. Ma
RE, Carbet, st. Jospeh and Francois.
The storm moved in northwesterly
direction.