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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21

''Listenl Well. I'll be hanged, II that
isn't baby's cry coming out of the
darkness over yonder in the meadow"
exclaimed Chalkley Clsaver. driving
along q Whitemarsh road toward his
grist mill at Norristown. Pa. He
stopped his horses. CROPPED his way over
the fence. and followed the sound to a
spot where, in a gunny sack. wriggled
well-dressed, black haired baby girl,
whose parents had evidently left her
there to die. Cleaver took the lusty lit
tie self-defendsr home. and over the
hill to the poorhouse she VIII 30 unless
some other foster home opens Its doors
to her.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21
BY D. H. DoDD.

We desire TO call the attention OF
parents 10 the fart THAT large pro-
portion of the boys in this town are
smoking ciraretts; that the BOYS who
smoke are. on an average, wears be-
hind tile boys who do not SMOKE and
still farther benin the girls IN the
same grades that the mental, moral
aud physical condition Of many of
these boys is extremely deplorable and
will certainly continne TO grow worse
unless the habit is stopped; that
while the schools are insisting that
this and all other unclean and unde-
sirabie habits shall not be practiced
in or about the school-houses or
grounds, still crowds of bows are
daily seen around the saloons aud loaf
ing places Of oui streets. smoking,
loafing. swearing, and cnltivating
other undesirable habits.
We ask that parents cooperate with
us in eliminating these conditions so
far as possible. to the end that we
may give our future generation OF
Young men. mob only an education.
bat healthy bodies. minds. and NOR
ais.
We should ask parents to observe
from tho fact, that the cigarette smok-
er is already we'll on his way to the
condition which indicate crime,
trampdom. the iaii, and general
worthlessness. Memory goes first,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21
THE CIGARETTE
AND THE BOY.

closely followed by low deUortment,
low rank in studiss. bad uhysical
condition, ana general degenerancy.
We would also point out to parents
that while pupils are within our do
main as teachers (the school wards
and school houses. we allow no smok-
ing, and that while we shall do all
in our power to discourage it anywhere.
we are HELPLESS to step the difficulty
without tue personal co-operation OF
the parents, and we NAV as well add
that we are unable 10 teacn anything
TO the cigarette hend, as his memory
is blank. his mower to reason dam
aged, ability to study ruined, and
usually his ambition to excel entire
~ gone.
We would further point out to the
parent of the roy who smokes, that
the desirable places in the business
world are being rapidly closed to
the cigarettes and that alraaoy
the hanks, railroads, and many
other businesses by which the ambi-
tinus young man exuects to climb
TO fortune and success, have closed
their doors rs tightly to the cigarette
smoker as TO the drunken sot. Why?
Becausa tine business world has found
by experience, as we teachers OBJ
serve continually. that the cigarette
smoker is untruthfal. deeeitful, I'M
trustworthy, and insufficient.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21

religious leadership as caliph OF the
Mohammedans as OF more Importance
than his imperial position as sultan.
rhe Turk, declares Gen. Sweeney, has
hatred of everything Christian, and
here will never be peace in the near
East until he Is driven out OF Europe.
Gen. Sweeney comes Of a noted fam
lily. His father and his grandfather
we're preachers before him. They early
Joined the ranks Of those who aban-
doned human creeds in the great rent
that occurred when the Disciples OF
Christ began their separate history In
1909. Two Of his brothers. too. chose
the pulpit as their life work. For q
quarter of century he himself was
pastor Of the Christian church at Co
lumbus. Ind, but now divides his time
between special preaching and lecture
work and looking after the game and
fish OF Indiana. the commissionership
Of which he holds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21

supplied with meat. Marching inside.
he said:
''Cut me off 20 pounds of pork"
The butcher sharpened his knife
and at once complied. The judge
looked at the meat for minute or
two and then walked off.
"Shall / send the pork to your
house?" inquired the butcher, who
felt thta the judge had overlooked in
structions.
"Oh, no." was the reply, given with
a smile. 81 don't want 1t. / have
fallen of just 20 pounds, and only
wanted to have an idea Of how much
It was!"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21
RATES OF POSTAGE.

First Class -Letters TO any part OF
the United States, two cents per oui 90
or fraction thereof, prepaid.
Second Ciass--Transient newspa
pers and periodicals, one cent for each
four ounces, or fraction thereof.
Third cias = , ,oks, unsealed circu-
lars. aud all printed matter except
newspapers, seeds. cuttings. roots
ETC., one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
Fourth Class Merchandise, type
metals. ores and minerals, and all
mailable matter not In any other class
one cent for each ounce or fraction.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21

In Florida the skin Of black dia-
mond rattlesnake is utilized as ba-
rometer. When preserved like rawhide
and hung up, the skin will emit beads
Of moisture at the first indications Of
a storm. These indications occasional
ly occur several hours before the arriy-
al of the atmospheric disturbance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21
MARBLE SLAB BENDS.
ne strange Action of an OLD Monu-
ment In a Cemetery Near
Washington, ID. G.

Washington scientists are much in
crested in monument in Rock Creek
cemetery which promises TO become IA
nous all over the world. The unique
feature il that of marble slab bend
ing under the action of it's overweight,
as if it were a fluid like sealing wax.
Marble is one of the principle rocks
composing the crSst of the earth, and
has generally been regarded as hard
solid.
But the work of the scientists prove
that the slab in Rock Creek is in reality
stick fluid, yielding slowly and chang
ing its form under its own weight. The
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21
DELIGHTFULLY."- SURPRISED.
Friends Of MRS. Kuhns Surprised Her
ON birthday Anniversary.

A delightful birthday surprise par
ty was rendered TO Mrs. Henry Kuhns
at her home on West Burke street.
on Saturday night, and the affair was
very ENJOYABLE one. Mrs. Kuhns
was AIKEN completely by surprise
when her friends appeared. All
present had jolly time. Delightful
refreshments were served during the
evening. One incident OF the affair
was that there were'.the same num-
Der present as the number of years
in the age of Mrs. gKuhns.
Those who were present were I: Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Bentzel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry..Hare. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry
Chambers. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Beard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Becklev.
Misses Ida Bowers, Delta Dean. Olivia
Mckee. Mrs. Emma Dean. Mrs. Jas.
Clark. Mrs. Lewis Lambert. Mrs. A.
b. Trenary, Mrs. NJ. Il. Weller. Mrs
Chas. Martin. of Brunswick; Mrs. s.
Gorder Mosser, of Phila.. Rev. A. ].
Gall, Messrs. J. W. Snowden, @. W.
Appleby and Charles Hollis.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21
sal. OF Fi.h Dlmini.h.a.

The sale OF fish was recently dimin-
ished 10 an alarming extent In Mar
settles by an announcement in local pa
per. The writer stated that most OF the
fish sold In the city during the previous
month had fed on the bodies OF persons
recently drowned OF that port
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21
CITY DIRECTORY.
i UBLIC LIBRARY.

Open every day except Sunday from o:so
a. m. to 1890 a. m. and from p. m. to
5. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and satur-
Iass, also 70 Inc evening from 5:3o to s
The hours for the reading room are.thc
same, The public are welcome, subiec
g the rules TO uscthe reading room an
books II the Library fire. OF charr
Kccnas Soathwet conner ublic SquaF
Miss HKIEN Tam Llbrarian.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21
Erperfments Are Dnngerou.

Chemistry students in the Heidelberg
university are compelled, by the rules
OF that institution to insure their lives.
Even those who merely attend the lee
lures, and do not experiment, must in
sure.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21

DIR. C. p. Morrison, who has been
i'll at his home on West King street. is
reported 60 be improving.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21

There are few women missionaries In
Africa because OF the deadly nature OF the
climate and the social conditions Of vast
taxritories there.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-11-21

Most Of the pilgrims to the Holy
Land come from Russia. From 10000
to 10000 Russians visit Palestine every
year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15
RUSSIA in KOREA.

The present designs of Russia in the
Far East are not confined to Man
churia, a province which the St
Petersburg government seems to think
it has already clinched. Korea is also
an objective. Late news from Yoke
hama not only reveals the presence OF
a Russian fleet at the mouth of a
Korean river. but that of large Rus
sian force in the interior of the country,
ostensibly sent there to protect
timber concessionaires. 1t is said that
the Korean city of wizu is threatened
by the Cars troops.
It would, of course, be Russian
strategy to occupy Korea as soon as
war with Japan seemed imminent.
That would be the process of getting
on the battlefield first; for in the Her
NIT Kingdom the fate of Manchuria
and of the Siberian littoral must one
day be decided. Naturally such a
strategic point would attract Russia,
as an expansionist power, under any
conditions. If she is to be the political
arbiter of the Far East she must con-
troll the great peninsula with it's har-
bors, natural bases and it's threaten
ing proximity TO Japan; if she is to
fight japan soon she must possess it
now.
1t was over Korea that Japan fell out
with China in 1894; it was in Korea,
on land and sea, that the first decisive
battles of the war were fought. No
one need be surprised If history should
repeat itself. with Russia in China's
place.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15
ThE VOUCHERS.

The proposal of some of the legisla-
1ors to burn the vouchers OF the House
cannot come from honest men. 1t
means, IL anything. that the vouchers
would. IL published. involve members
I'm trouble with the law. One of the
suddenly prosperous statesmen is
quoted as saying that. to publish the
vouchers, would bIacken the native
character" Very likely; but to burn
them on that pretext would blacken it
stin more, for then there would be no
limit to the suspicion of rascality in
the public mind.
That the danger of destroying the
precedent as well as current threats
Inquiry at the office of the Secretary
OF the territory shows that the vouch-
ers of expenditure of the Home Rule
legislature are missing; and it is learn
ed from Home Rulers themselves that
the ten-tale archives were burned.
The Advertiser hopes that some
honest Representative will offer reso-
luton to publish the vouchers. That
would have the excellent result Of,
showing, by the vote. who wants them
burned and who are not afraid to have
them published.
The grand jury might properly take
a hand in the affair by sending for
persons and papers. conceding that
legislators. unless accused of felony.
,,,te1 NJ. 10 forred during fbo sesstor, (
through fear of arrest to obey grand |
jury subpoena it is still worth while
to put them on record as refusing to
further the interests of justice. Moth
ing should be left undone to direct pub
lie attention TO the culprits. whoever
they may be. If Hawaii is going to |
have honesty in Office. official rogues
must be branded so that people win
remember them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15
NORMAL SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN

The following petition asking the
Legislature TO establish and maintain 6
free kindergarten in connection with
scented:
Honolulu, Feb. IS, 1908.
! To the Hon. Fred Beckley, Speaker,
and Members of the House of Rep
resentatives of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, Assembled in Honolulu.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, Of
! fcers of the Free kindergarten and
Children's Aid Association of the Ha-
waiian Islands, and a committee APP
pointed by that body are appointed to
bring to your attention urgent reasons
why the Legislature should grant an
appropriation for establishing and
maintaining a free kindergarten in con-
nection with the new Normal School
proposed in Mr.. Atkinson's bill.
In pursuance of our office. therefore,
we beg your earnest consideration of
the following arguments:
1. All kindergarten authorities be-
lieve implicitly that the kindergarten
is the best foundation for good citizen
ship.
3 Many of the primary teachers of
Honolulu testify that their best pupils
are those who have come from the kin
dergartens.
8. Those most thoroughly acquainted
with. normal school requirements be-
lieve that a good kindergarten in the
Normal School would afford it's pupils
practice in kindergarten methods that
would be to these future teachers an
invaluable equipment
4. Those acquainted with the needs
of the country schools believe that the
quickest way of extending the kinder
garten privileges would be through the
normal graduates. many of whom, lat
er, in isolated country districts will find
their kindergarten experience an I'M
failing resource.
You will discover, Gentlemen, upon
reading the enclosed endorsements,
that We base our arguments upon the
testimony of those who are we'll ac-
quainted with conditions that await
graduates of the Normal School. In
consideration, then, of the advantages
that promise to result from kindergar-
ten work in connection with the normal |
course, We earnestly petition your Hon
Orable Body to pass the measure pro-
posed by Mr.. Atkinson, at least that |
part which provides for an initial ap- |
of $4,000 for establishing !
4 Normal School kindergarten, and for
1uIlueT yearly appropriation or Sl4VO |
20 maintain the aforesaid proposed kin
iergarten.
We have the honor to be, Gentlemen,
Yours respectfully,
CORDELIA c. ALLEN,
Acting President,
First Vice-President,
ANNA G. DOLE,
JESSIE OSBORNE, II
Second Vice-Presidents,
ELEANOR w. WOOD,
Recording Secretary,
HARRIET CASTLE COLEMAN,
Financial Secretary,
JULIET SWANZY,
Treasurer,
FRANCES LAWRENCE
ESTELLE DARRAH DYKE.
ELIZABETH VAN CLEVE HALL
EUGENE HORNER EMERSON,
SARAH BEEKMAN ANDREWS,
MABEL WING CASTLE,
HATTIE ETHELWYN ALFRED H
CASTLE,
Committee. III
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15

rangements as will confne them to
agricultural labor and secure their de-
portation when they no longer engage
therein, care being taken that admis-
sion TO Hawaii does not confer the right
to proceed to the mainland.
The people of Hawaii welcome Mr..
Sargent and wish that more federal
officials would visit them. knowledge
of our conditions is helpful to US. We
suffer more from ignorance than from
anything else. Seeing is knowing. We
are glad to know that Mr.. Sargent in
tends to return to Hawaii again in
December next.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15
COMMISSIONERS SARGENT.
[The ofieial and Commercial RECORD

Tine Omeiat and Commercial Record.l
The visit of the Commissioner of I'm
migration to Honolulu is timely and
valuable.
1t enables him to see for himself the
labor con4ltions and necessities from
his own standpoint. and to hear at first
hand the opinions of all classes here
concerning the subject. He has met
the planters. the merchants the me-
chanics and the laborers. has heard
what they have to say. and had an
opportunity to check their statements
by his own observations.
Mr. Sargent talks freely and frank
~. He has clear cut views. and ex-
presses them without hesitation,
One of the things that has impressed
him is that while the eastern portion
of the United States is being swamped
with immigrants-nearly 100000 arrived
in March last-the west coast is receiv-
ing but few, while Hawaii is receiving
practically none. The arrivals are but
few and the departures about offset
them. AS many japanese depart as
arrive. No Chinese are coming. while
many are going, and their diminishing
numbers are not Offset by the sprink-
ling of Koreans who are coming. Prac-
tically no other nationalities are avail
able as immigrants to Hawaii. the ex-
pense of passage from Europe being
practically prohibitory.
An illustration of Mr. Sargent's prac-
teal nature is the fact that he took
off his coat. donned overalls. went into
a cane field and stripped cane, so that
he might know for himself what the
work was like. He is probably the first
federal official who ever turned pIanta-
ton laborer. 1t is understood that when
Mr.. Sargent caught his second wind
and got the perspiration out of his
eyes enough to see his way out of the
cane field, he remarked that stripping
cane was no job for a white man. In
fact it is understood that Mr.. Sargent
is convinced that the labor necessities
Of the Territory require the admission
OF Chinese laborers, under such ar
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15
BASEBALL SEASON.

With two games engaging the Homo
lulu Athletic Club and the Punahous
the Kamehamehas and the baby team
the Elks. the baseball season for 1905
will be opened on the campus Of oahu
college tomorrow afternoon From the
fact that the opening Of the season Oh
the local league has thus been forced TO
a borrowed field, owing TO conditions
which prevented the earlier commence
ment of work, there has been some
feeling that the supporters Of the ma
tional game might not come to the front
actively, but this may as well be re-
tired. after the expressions of the past
few DAYS. and those who wish to seeI
the contests make up their minds TO!
go early and perhaps to stay late
That this will be one OF the banner
seasons for the game Is certain. The
sport has been lifted to a high plane, ]
its future assured by reason of The IN
terest which has drawn to its service
a board of i've trustees, men Of prom
inence in the community. There Is now
being prepared for 1t a home of its
own, which will be ready for the
season games, If the present outlook
holds: the teams are hot rivals. If
these conditions are not sufficient them
there will be the added item, the need
of a popular sport in the live commun-
ity. which vacancy is alone filed by
baseball.
The league this year will put its
season through with only five clubs,
the H. A. c. team, which won the cup
Iart year. and which by duplicating
the feat this June will hold perpetually
this emblem, being considered thcl
most fortunate in having it's OLD stand
by. Joy. in good shape and ready to
Try and win every game in which he
pitches The Punahou team is
the Males viii have a
fine nine and the Karns are certainly {
better than last year. The Elks are !
the unknown quality, but it is safe TO /
say that the team viii have many Gle Z
mems OF strength. A fair field and TO /
favor. and may the best team win, is a
he sport sman's toast, and while the +
Advertiser promises it's readers some $
hing full and complete about the O
games OF the season, it would suggest, t
IS well, that healthy sport needs en- t
as it makes for sound b
,odies and right living in the tropics.
rhe young men have spent time and s
money IL. preparation and they should "
,e greeted by a rousing audience. 7
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15
THE KINDERGARTEN PLAN.

The desire Of school teachers an
others to have a kindergarten brancl
Of the Normal School, is one that tn
Legislature could meet without larg'
!; outlay and which it ought to meet az
a measure Of public good. The money
needed TO start with is but $500, ano
after that a biennial appropriation OF
] $500 will suffice Compared with the
value to the young in this Territory OF
A thorough kindergarten training, the
appropriation is small matter. What
the work means appears below:
The object of the kindergarten is to
develop the whole child synmetrically.
The foundations Of this method are
the following well attested facts OF
science and experience.
l. The brain grows with the great
est rapidity between the ages of three
and seven. The increase of later years
is small as compared with its growth in
these years.
2. Two weeks practice of holding OBJ
jects in his right hand will make the
infant in his first year right handed for
life.
8. This is the age of sense percep-
ton; the child learns from what he
sees, hears, tastes, touches and smells;
and therefore as his environment is, so
will he be.
f. If the child is saved to a good
life, there will be no grown-up man to
punish.
5. Train up a child in the way he
should go, and when he is old he will
not depart from it,
In this city the kindergarten Asso-
citation not only carries on the work |
suggested above, but it looks after the
sanitary condition of the young. Its I
agent has supplied 1000 surgical dress
ngs since the Association organized.
1t is important that kindergarten
Methods should not be confined to the
arge- places like Honolulu and Hilo,
put that the country districts should
;hare in them. Hence the wisdom of
raining teachers for the work. If the
legislature passes the kindergarten
tenn, all the primary schools of the
will. in due time, be brought
10 to date.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15

Another of the old guard died in the
person of Samuel c. Allen. The list is
growing long and the names on it are
OF men who We're conspicuous in large
Affairs. The places OF such citizens as
s C. Allen. James Campbell. VIM c.
Wilder. John Thomas waterhouse, j.
B. Atherton, E. c. Macfariane, Chief
Justice Judd. Justice Bickerton. Paul
Neumann. w. W. Dimond and Paul
Isenberg, are hard to fill in the com
munity. While Mr.. Allen had not been
personally active OF late years. his
money was kept busy in enterprises
IRON which a great many people
derived advantage.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15

When a wage-earner dies his
family will be saved from humili-
ating poverty if he has only exer-
clsed the foresight to provide for
their necessities through a wise
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY.
The "NEW YORK LIFE" poll
cies are the right kind for family
protection. Henry Waterhouse
Trust Co. viii show how they
work and what they cost. Office
open daily Except Sunday from
$50 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Evening
appointments made on request.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-15

The American squadron having
SHOWN Itself at Marseilles, the German
squadron has turned up at Brest. This
Is perhaps the first time that France
e' received the visit of a division OF
me imperial German fleet. The occur
lenee Is Significant in more ways than
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-11

from tomorrow, and this afternoon,
after their labors for the day are con-
cluded. they will go out TO Reynolds
field for practice.