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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19

Agana. The southern part of Guam has
a number of streams, some of which lose
themselves beneath the surface for a
time and then reappear from caverns.
Another popularity of Guam is that
nearly all the inhabitants, though farm
ers, live in the town and go out to their
ranches to raise their crops. Some of
them have rude houses on their ranches,
where their families spend Part of the
time
Nearly the entire population Of about
1000. distributed among six towns,
Agana containing 6,4O0 inhabitants;
Sumai, 900; Ynarajan, $50; Agate, 400;
Merizo, 300 and Umata, 200. A number
Of hamlets, each containing few huts,
are distributed along the shores.
If we were to drop into any Of these
towns we would meet men and women
who would welcome us most cordially.
We should find them lighter in color
than the Filipinos. fully clad, compare
lively free from disease, bright Of face
and cheerful in disposition, having little
money. but procuring their food from
their farms or the sea and making in
their houses most of the things they
need.
In the towns we should see them liv-
ing in very well built houses, many OF
them Of stone, surrounded by gardens
The country houses erected on the
plantations, intended only for temporary
occupancy, are little more than huts
On Saturday evenings a procession OF
OK carts, a mile long. may be seen bring
ing the families back to the capital after
their weeks work. so that they may be
ready for early mass the next morning
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
IN INTEREST OF INFANTS.
Bnttersea Sells city MIX to Mothers
and Records weight Of
Their Babies.

Battersea mothers are taking a lively
interest in the weights of their babies
A weighing machine has been added
TO the municipal milk depot estab-
lished by the borough council for the
better feeding of infants The she'll
shaped scales in which the infants are
placed are similar to those used by
grocers for weighing -four.
At the last fortnightly weighing day
large numbers Of proud mothers COM
pared notes after the ceremony.
One lusty infant, which kicked Wig
orously, had gained nearly two pounds
since the previous weighing day. The
champion baby, aged eight months,
weighed % pounds, and the puniest
dhreo-weeks-old infant turned the scale
at six pounds.
Municipal milk, sterllized and human
lied, is being served to 400 mothers
daily 1t is sent out in neat-looking
cruets and the total cost Of one child's
daily allowance Of six, eight or nine
bottles, according to age, is six cents.
The milk has worked wonders with
the infant health Of the neighborhood.
The death rate among Battersea infants
has declined from no to SO per 1000
since the establishment of the milk
depot
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
A NEW CHALLENGER.
Hom. Rupert Guinness VIII Try 70
lift the Cup III sir Thomas
Upton Gives Tn.

ireland seems to be indefatigable in
In efforts to lift the America cup,
and the Royal Ulster Yacht club still
hopes that the trophy may adorn the
special room which they constructed to
receive it. Fearing that Sir Thomas
rApton, In face of recent pronounce
gnents. would not again enter the con-
test. the club has been looking around
for likely challenger, and now Hon.
Rupert Guinness, son and heir Of Lord
Eveagh. the millionaire brewer Of Dub
lin. has practically consented to come
10 the aid Of the club, Of which he is
one of the most liberal supporters, on
certain conditions He insists that the
challenging yacht be built in Ireland.
and that it be manned as far as possible.
nv Irishmen. II the Royal Ulster peo-
ME can guarantee this, he is ready
with the necessary money. He wants
the challenge to be purely an Irish one
IT Is. therefore, possible that Harland
& Wolf, the big transatlantic ship
builders. Of Belfast, win launch the
next challenger. Hon. Rupert Guinness.
who was married only few days ago
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
CODLIvER OIL FOR STOCK.
Farmer Says 1T Is Cheaper Than Grain
for Fattening Purposes-Hns
other Advantages.

81 fatten my stock on codliver OIL, :"
a farmer said at the abattoir the other
day. according to the Philadelphia
Record. 81 find that this oil is cheaper
than grain and that 1t produces finer,
hrmer quality of fat. 1t works admir-
ably on pigs. TO young pigs give one
ounce day and to adults | give quar-
ter of pint The porhers like II: you
can tell II they are taking too much by
a peculiar lassitude that they develop.
Killed, their fat has. II they have been
overfed with the oil, a yellow instead OF
a clean white hue. To cattle Tgive a
half pint of oil daily and to sheep about
the same quantity as to pigs. Since l
adopted the system of oil fattening two
wears ago | have made more money of
my stock than ever before. They eat
less grain now by nearly 40 per cent
and at the same time they weigh heav-
Ter than they used to. The butchers tell
me their flesh is better, too. They say
1t Is firmer, Amer and the fat Is whittier.
OF course. an animal won't take codliver
oil raw, SO mix II up with meal. Cod
liver oil is an excellent thing for broken
winded horses. In fact. use this fluid
for a dozen purposes on my farm. buy
ing il in bulk from the Wholesale deal
ers"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
LAZY MANS PARADISE.
In the West Indies the Women Are
the Workers While the
Men Loaf.

| On market day in the West Indies
| thousands of peasant women and girls
ian be seen walking along the roads to
Ihe town from their palm-thatched huts
N the mountains and woods. They car
~ on their heads immense loads of ba-
aanas, oranges, vans, plantains, brown
lugar or tobacco, stepping along at the
rate of four miles an hour with the gait
pf princess, says the Kansas City
Star.
Constant carrying of heavy loads
gfves them a splendid carriage They
will walk 40 miles to market to sell 80
lents worth of produce. Often they
could sell the same stuff for a better
price at their homes, but they enjoy
.he merry company on the road and
the fun and gossip Of the market place
100 much to give up their weekly iaunt.
Most people think such tramp hard
work, but they regard it as a picnic.
Tramping along over rough mountain
tracks, fording swift rivers, Juggling
fractions mules in the way that they
should go, these women never let their
loads fall. They could dance a jig with
put dropping them.
Meanwhile the men folk-who have
not even taken the trouble to SOW or
harvest the crops, much less carry
hem to market-are sleeping in the
palm-thatched hut or lying down in
the yam patch outside and smoking the
strong native tobacco.
"On my estate" said coffee planter
to an American friend, 81 employ about
500 people in the busy seasons, besides
200 or 800 children. The women out
number the men by more than two to
one, and do far better work, though they
are only paid IS cents day, as COM
pared with the mems "a cents. The diff
ference in wages is most unfair, but it
Is regulated by an iron-bound CUSTOM
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19

by the fortunate issue of suit which
gave him and his associates title to
iron lands worth $10,000,000 in the
famous Vermillion range of Mime
sofa From an eloquent and unre-
strained critic of Wall street and the
money power of the east he has been
transformed into the head of a Wall
street firm of bond brokers.
Mr.. Towne was born and raised on
q Michigan farm. He became a "sil-
ver-tongued orator" when he was II
years old, and he has retained the title
ever since. He had the distinction of
delivering the most expensive speech
ever made in the senate of the United
States.
When Senator Cushman X. Davis
died Mr.. Towne was sent to Washing
ton to succeed him. He sat in SEN
ator Davis seat Sc days and just as
his term was about to expire he made
speech of 10000 words, assailing the
policy of the republican administra-
ton in the Philippines. He received
81 900 for his services as senator.
When fortune smiled ON him, Mr..
Towne came to New York city and
became the head of the brokerage
firm of Charles A. Towne & Co He
expressed the opinion that the free
silver issue was dead. His first APP
pearance in Tammany was at the last
Fourth Of July celebration of the
Tammany society, when he delivered
the principal speech, denouncing the
republican administration. He took
no public part in the city campaign,
although he was one of Mr.. Murphy
| advisers
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
YOUNG MEN IN CONGRESS.
Crop OF Embryo Statesmen whose
Ages Range from % to BE-
Coming to the Fore

"The Fifty-eighth congress will be re-
markable for its membership OF young
men, who are notable, not only in point
of numbers. but conspicuous for ability.
Some so members of the new congress
have emerged from kits since the last
bullet sped at Appomattox.
'1n official and congressional life"
says Mr. North Overton Messenger, in
Pearson's, "a man at 40 years of age
is considered young, and the graybeards
look upon the fellows of S5 as mere
striplings; but here comes on crop Of
embryo statesmen whose ages range
from 2S to 80. Who can say that a
man who possesses ability enough to
push him through the stirring compete
ton of these times into seat in con-
gress before he is 30 years Old may not
within the next decade take his place
among the most brilliant statesmen Of
the land?
with a president In the white house,
who as the head of the government,
took the executive chair at 43
years of age, there is n following of
young men in important positions
throughout the various branches leg
islative, executive and judicial-which
emphatically marks this as the age of
young men, Behind this army Of ag-
gressiye, ambitious. energetic, and COM
petent men is a solid backing Of expe-
rienced legislators, jurists and executive
officers who will furnish the fly-wheel,
the governor to the engine. so to speak" "
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
HAS JOINED TAMMAEY.
Charles A. Towne, Once a Minnesota
Republican, Has Had Check
cred Partisan Career.

From the innermost councils Of re-
5ublicanism in Minnesota to the
bosom Of Tammary Hall represents
rs extreme a transition as could well
be accomplished in politics, yet it has
3een made in seven years by Charles
A. Towne, who has received practical
assurance that he WI be nominated
10 succeed George B. Mcclellan in the
Twelfth congressional district Of
New York when Mr.. Mcclellan be-
PONIES mayor
In his progress from advanced re-
publicanism to democracy Of the most
conservative type, Mr.. Towne passed
through the camps of the silver re-
publicans. the populists and Of the
Bryan democracy. Starting as poor
man, he laid the basis of fortune in
The Texas oil fields, and completed it
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
ENVOY FROM PANAMA.
M. Bunau-VariIla, Recently Received
by the President, Is an Engineer
by Profession.

Philippe Bunau-V arilla, who was Of
ficially received by President Roosevelt
the other day, is the envoy extraor-
binary of the new Republic of Panama.
classmate of the celebrated Capt. Drey-
fus, and is said to be a stakeholder in
the Panama Canal company. Mr.. Blu
nau-Varilla is credited with having
managed the sale of the canal rights to
the United States. and, further, with
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
no MORE RED TROUSERS.
Radical Change In the French Infaa-
try Uniform--I3eautiful Gives
Way to the Expedfent.

II Is a matter of more than passing in
terest that the French infantry uni
form, made familiar all over the world
BY paintings Of famous artists, is to be
changed, says the Chicago Tribune. The
baggy red trousers are to go out The
French ministry has decided that they
make too good targets for German or
other sharpshooters. The 'piou-piou,"
az the French infantry man has been
affectionately called, was as much
landmark Of Paris in his blue Jacket
end baggy red trousers as the Arc de
Triomphe or the Madeleine. The gay
capital will be sadly changed when the
legs OF its defenders are incased In some
thing more inconspicuous. La Presse,
Of Paris, mourns the loss OF the gay
plumage, saying: TN depriying our
soldiers Of their red trousers Gen. Andre
has deprived them almost Of their ex-
euse for existence. To deprive an
army OF It's distinctive signs is to show
that he wishes to attack it in its vital
principle" Although the Presse In Its
excess of despair exaggerates the case
WDeu IL dFSutS tidt tHS ShoheS
deprives the army of its reason for ex-
lstenee, and certainly strikes blow at
Its vital principles, yet one can under
stand that journals grief. The French
are historic and artistic people, and
the placing of a somber olive on her SOL
Tiers legs will depress Paris for many
hours. Yet such is the memorable
narch of progress. The beautiful gives
wav to the eyuedtent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19

to a daughter of Lord Onslow, is an
ardent sportsman. great athlete, and
noted oarsman, and, besides being his
wealthy fathers heir, is rich man him
self. 1t is estimated that his income
from the brewery business alone is a
uuarter of million dollars year. He
has other interests in Dublin and Bel
fast. and owns some of the most val
liable property in both cities.
The Royal Ulster Yacht club has
the greatest confidence in his sports
manlike spirit. and they feel that he
would relax some of the conditions he
imposes upon them, IL they could not
be easily overcome.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19

A poeketbook containing $50 in gold
was lost eight years ago by Mrs. Davolt.
Of New Boston, Mo. She never heard
from it until the other day, when the
money was found in peculiar way. A
young man rode up to the Davolt home
and tied his horse to a tree near the
house. When he returned for the horse
he found that it had paved pocketbook
out Of the earth. II was the one Mrs.
Davolt had lost eight years before.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
pig with EIephanrs Head.

A remarkable animal was lately born
at Rye, England. 1t is boar pig, with
the head and features of an elephant.
One ear is of immense proportions, and
trunk protrudes from the forehead.
Between the trunk and the snout there
is a huge eyehaH cc2ta'alug two pills.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
Womnn-Jnst ns She Is.

DIR. Wiley, chemist for the department
OF agriculture, says that woman has long
hair because she is still savage. Well,
even so, keep her just as she is, says the
New York Telegram. Don't want high
civilization and head that looks like
a ouinine capsule
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
A Probable Cnune.

1t is suspected that GAINESVILLE, Wis.
has a suicide club composed of fashion
able young ladies. Let us hope, says the
Chicago Record Herald, this is not the
result of the report that England has
run short of titled gentlemen who want
American wives.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19

The experts say that the catfish is
easily tanned. and can be trained like
pigs. When it is recalled that there
are several troops of educated pigs go
ing about the country this is no small
compliment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
rew cermans in noston.

The only large cities that have not a
large German population are Boston
with less than five per cent. German;
and washington, d. c., with seven pei
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
.reraue wealth. Per Capitn.

The average wealth for the general
population of the United States is
81 $50: that of the Usage Indians is
Sill 500 per capita
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19

In the Santa Clara valley, California,
five square miles are devoted to the rails
ing Of onion seeds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19
nnInnre az rrnde

The balance of trade in our favor
nearly equals. and occasionally exceeds.
that Of all other favored nations on the
map.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19

There were $500 American tourists
"a Switzerland last summer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-19

IIIILII-I II Do y = Q ' = tNII'IElIl
GrencHman Who Acts as Minister from
Panama to United States)
having promoted the revolution that
has cost Colombia a big slice Of terri
tory. He is Partisan to his finger-tips,
suave and ronciliatoryi and always in
earnest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-22
"a Weak Stomach.

Oauses a weak body and invites dis
ease. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures and
siren gthens the stomach and wards
sG and overcomes disease. ]. B. Tay-
lor, a prominent merchant OF Chries-
mas, Tex, says: IL could not eat be-
.sasse OF a weak stomach. | lost all
stNength and run down in weight. All
that money could do was done, but all
L>pe Sf recovery vanished. Hearing
Of some wonderful cures effected by
Kodol, concluded to try IL, The nrst
bottle benefited me, and after taking
four bottles | am fully restored to my
usual strength, weight and health" )"
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-22
RHEUMATISM
CURED AT LAST
Good News For All Who Suffer
With rheumatism Free.

To all who suffer with rheumatism
| will gladly send free the wonderful
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after ten years OF suffering, together
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No matter what your form of rheu-
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no matter how many doctors have
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tried want you to write me and let
ms tell you how mother was cured.
l am mother a doctor nor n profess
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bat l have a CURE for rheumatism.
and | want to tell every one who suf-
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wish to be very clearly understood,
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| appeal especially 10 the "ehronicaAF
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All you have thought about rheuma-
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Bloomfield tas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-22
Two Women claim Dead Man

Camden, n. j.. Feb. 21.-Two wo.
men, each declaring herself to be the
wife of Thomas c. Davenport, a Phila-
delphia produce dealer who died In a
hospital here Monday night. have
called at the morgue to claim the
body. With them came attorneys TO
look after the interests Of each. All
the litigants were referred TO Prose.
cutor Lloyd. who advised them what
course to pursue.
One Of the women, who gave her
name as Mary Ann Davenport. claims
to have been married to Davenport
in 1865. She was divorced from him
twelve years ago, the divorce being a
conditional one. Davenport, however
after visiting several of the Western
states. was remarked and took up his
residence in Collingsworth. N. j.
1t was finally decided to keep the
body subject to the orders of Mrs
Alice Davenport, or the wife with
whom the man had been living up tc
the time of his death.
1t is said Mary Ann Davenport
claims were made ia the hope that
she and her children might have a
share in the estate, which amounts tc
about $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-22
NEGRO ON RAMPAGE.
Standing on Crowd Of Several Thous
and at New Orleans.

and at New Orleans.
New Orleans, Feb 21.--A mob of
several thousand people and over so
policemen are trying to capture a ne
gro desperate who has barricaded him.
self in a house on South Rampant
street The negro is armed with a
Winchester rifle and several pistols
and is standing of the entire crowd
The police reserves have been called
out aud ordered to the scene.
TIE police at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing decided to wait until daylight be
fore making an attempt on the house
A Gordon of officers have been thrown
around the entire block and every ave
lue OF escape IS cut of Policemen
armed with rifles have taken com
manding positions and at the dawn OF
day the bombardment will begin
Chief Journee decided not to sacri
fice the lives of any Of his men by
making an attack in the darkness
The chief said he hoped to avoid a
repetition Of the Charles riot of 1900
which resulted in the death of severa
policemen and which caused a race
conflict that continued for three Of foui
days. The fire department has beer
notified to assist the police in the at
tack on the desperado
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-22
Call on Agents for Particulars
w. s. Keenan,, G. p. A.
JOIN THE CROWD,

The New Northwest is increasing
from immigration, by 100000 people
yearly. This region offers a field for
farmers, stock ralsers, miners, lum.
bermen, millers, fruit growers and all
classes Of labor The Cody-Wyoming
extension into the Big Horn Region
offers a splendid opening for the live
stock and wool business and for farm
ing by irrigation.
The Industrial expansion that is
now the basis of wealth in the East,
will be repeated in the Northwest
Give some thought toward home
in Nebraska or Minnesota, the Dako-
tas, Montana, Northeastern Wyoming,
Northern Idaho. Washington, the Pu-
get Sound and Columbia River region.
NORTHWEST TRAIN TO TAKE.
"The Burlington Northern Pacific
Express" is the only through train In
to the Northwest territory in connec-
tion with the Northern Pacific railroad.
Through coaches, chair cars (seats
free), through tourist sleepers over
this short line and time-saver to the
Northwest. Connecting trains from
Denver to Alliance in connection with
this great through train. You can
reach the Northwest either via Kansas
City, st. Joseph or Denver, by the
Burlington Route.
TO THE NORTH.
The Burlington has two trains daily
to st. Paul and Minneapolis, reaching
he valuable territory of Minnesota and
the Dakotas traversed by the North,
ern Pacific and Great Northern rail.
roads. The Burlington is the main
Travelled road to the Northwest and
North. Investigate the Northwest by
addressing either the Industrial De.
partments OF the Great Northern OF
Northern Pacific railroads at ST. Paul,
or the undersigned.
L. L. WAKELY, C. p. A.,
st. Louis, Mo.
L. J. BRIcKER, T. p. A.,
S2S Main St. Kansas City, Mo.
r. C. SHARON, S. w. P. A.,
1923 Main St, Kansas City, Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-22

Notice of First Meeting Of Creditors.
in the United States -ourt in the In
dian Territory, Southern District, at
Pauls Valley. In the matter OF A.
IL. Stephens & Co, a eo-partnership
composed of A. ". Stephens, p. l..
Kendall and L. =. Kendall, bank
rupts, in bankruptcy.
To the creditors of A. II. Stephens
e. Co Of Pauls Valley, Of Southern dis.
trict aforesaid a bankrupt Notice ia
hereby given that on the 5th day oi
February, 1903, the said A. II. Steph.
ems G. Co. was duly adjudicsted hank
rupt, and that the first meeting OF
creditors will be held at Pauls Valley
in the Southern district, Indian Terri
tory, on the 2Sth day of February, 1853
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at while.
time and l.lace the said creditors may
attend, prove their claims, appoint .
trustee, examine the bankrupt aHd
transact such other business as na,
properly conA before said meeting
YBRKER e TAYLOR
Referee in Bankruptcy
First published Feb 1S, 1909.