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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-09-23
CITY COUNCIL.

There was special meeting of tn c
city council on Tuesday night and
some important improvements were
ordered
Two new brick crossings we're order
ed laid at the corner of Queen ant
Burke streets, one from Miller's cor
ner to the bank property and the
other from the bank property to the
Everett house property.
A new sewer was ordered laid from
M:llers corner to the bank property
across Burke street. The present
pipes not large enough to carry of
the water.
The uniform committee was author
lied to ask for bids. and empowered
TO place the same for the winter uni
forms for the city police.
The council instructed the mayol
to purchase number of blankets 10,
the use of the prisoners in the lock
up during the winter.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-09-23
WABASH WINS.
Sept. 20 1904

One of the most important railro ad
deals ever consummated affecting
Pittsburg was closed in New York.
when the Wabash interests. for sIa,
600, 900. purchased the Pittsburg ter.
minal, the West Side Belt road and
its branches, including all the asso-
ciated companies of the coal compsny
The purchase covers Is. 600 acres Of
coal. mines, SO miles of railroad,
with valuable terminals in Pittsbu r.
aud Clarion. The present output OF
the property is 5000, 900 tons per an
mum and the deal gives the Wabash
the advantage of "a immense tonnage
tor immediate haul and entrance into
all iren tonnage producing mills oil
Pittsburg,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-09-23
SPECIAL GRAND JURY.

Judge Faulkner has ordered that a
special Grand Jury be summoned to
meet on Saturday of this week to hear
the charges against tie negro Joseph
Holland for blowing up the ill-famed
house on last Saturday night. The
jury will be composed Of J. T. Ca
trow, Jacob Sites, A. T. Russler, d.
S. Griffith, Jacob Rush, Joseph Grove
Geo, d. Whitson, S. r. Miller, w.
H. Kilmer. G. w. Eumersou, John
Williams on, Ananias Miller, c. c.
Cutler, Geo. s. Roush, C. o. Lam
bert. Geo. D. Lambert. If an indict-
ment be found against Holland the
case will likely be tried this term of
court.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-09-23
PRESBYTERY. ADIOURNS.

The regular fall meeting Of Win.
chester Presbytery came to a close
Saturday at Bunker Hill. The impor-
tant business before the presbytery
was its Recommendation to the gener-
al assembly and the committees
appointed by the general as
sembly last spring to COME,
with like committee from the north
ern Presbyterian church upon the
subject of organic union between the
two bodies. The matter was discussed
for whole day and the debate was
quite animated.
The following resolution was finally
adopted, both sides vi Gliding impor
tant points.
Presbytery desires to inform
our assembly and its committee Of
conference that while cherishing
most fraternal love for all Pres byte
rian churches and desiring closer re
lations as far as practicable, its senti-
ment is opposed to entertaining at
this time any proposition looking to
org anic union with these churches. 3"
The ext meeting of the Presbytery
will be held at Cedar Cliff, Va. VAN
cluse Station, Va, in April.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-09-23
TO BREAK WILL.

Milton w. Sellers, heir-at- law, has
filed a suit to test the validity OF the
will OF the late John w. Criswell,
who died suddenly in this city sew.
eral months ago. He left the bulk OF
his estate estimated at about $40, ooo,.
to the Presbyterian church at Falling
Waters, after remaining in the pos
ession of various persons during theii
lives. The will was written on note
paper OF one of the hotels. II is claim
ed that the whole of the will is
not in the writing Of the testator. II
the will is declared to he invalid Sci.
lers will get the bulk OF the estate.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-09-23
WALKER CONFIDENT.

The Morgautown New Dominion
has the following to say of the visit
OF Col. Stuart w. Walker, candidate
Tor Congress to that city day or two
ago:
Hon. Stuart w. Walker, of Mar
tinsburg is in town and will remain
here until tomorrow He came in to
get acquainted and to talk over mat
tiers with local politicians. He was
seen by newspaper man aud chatted
very pleasantly for few minutes.
II am elected he said. There
isn't the least doubt about it. Mr..
Dayton's friends recognize this fact,
aud they are trying to get him off the
ticket and into another place. Oue of
the schemes has been to induce Judge
Jackson to retire SO that Dayton may
be put in his place, This the veuera.
Bile judge refuses to do.
During the past week made nine
speeches and travelled more than 2oo
miles over country roads in Hardy,
Hampshire. Grant and Pendleton
counties. Everywhere found the par
ty on the alert and hopeful Of victory.
We have never been in better shape
in this district than at present and
the most encouraging reports are re-
ceived from every point in the dis
trict.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-09-23
THEY ACCEPT.

Mr.. Editor.
We notice that Mr.. Joseph Kitchen
OF this vicinity has gone to preaching
through the Herald, morality in poll
tics. We fully sgree with MIR. Kitchen
that there ought to be no money spent
or votes and we will gladly contract
with him that there shall be no money
spent at the Shanghai polls this tall
Now let them meet us and let their
workers jointly with us obligate
themselves to not spend any money
this tall or let them forever keep their
peace.
E. B. Kittering.
A. r. Stillwell.
Sept. 20 1904
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-09-23
MONSTER CORN.

Simon Baker living Oh the old Win
CERT farm along the Western pike.
left at the Mail Office two monster
ears of corn. They are curosities for
size. One measures two and one-half
feet and the other one two feet ir
length in the husk. Tho ears are fill
ed to the ends and the grains are
large and in solid rows. -Hagerstowr
Mail.
That is who ,perl
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-09-23
RING LOST.

A plain gold ring with the word
Mizpah engraved inside was lost be-
tween Bunker Hill and Mar tinsburp
or in the latter place on Saturday
Sept. 10. A liberal reward will be
paid for the same # returned to this
Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28
The Pope and His Guests.

One of the acts OF Plus x which has
caused most comment. although Of
GttIe importance, one would say. is the
breaking through etiquette and hav-
ing guests at his table Never having
quite understood why he should have
gone so directly against the prejudfces
of his encourage, questioned one who
is near him in heart and person.
We'll" he replied The has two
reasons for doing So The first and
lesser was the absolute loneliness Of
the life to which he came Does it
seem a small matter to you to leave
country Gas Venetians say when they
go to Rome) and friends. work ami
enjOyments. and shut yourself up2
The second reason was hygienfc- His
holiness has the very bad habft-he
acknowledges it himself-Of eating
rapidly-in other words, of almost
boiling his food When he is alone
there is no control over this habit He
does it unconsciously, and then SUI
fers from acute indigestion. When he
is surrounded by friends he naturally
laughs and talks, and takes longer
over it"
My informant then added: Plus
x has learned caution by experience.
At first he was served at table by his
buffers. But when certain words came
back to him twisted out of all sem
blance to their original meaning. he
saw how rash he had been. Now
the servants perform their necessary
duties and Immediately retire. Thus
the pope is at ease. at least at his
meals Rome Correspondence in
London News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28
EVERY MAN FELL.
Time After Time Japanese Were
Moved Down Like Grass.

Toxic, May 28.-4:3O p. m.-The
Japanese assault on Nanshan hill was
one of the fiercest and bloodiest af-
fairs in modern warfare. In the
earlier rushes of the cement
every man participating was shot
down before he reached the first line
of Russian trenches. 1t was found
necessary to stop these infantry
from the rear before the final and sue
cessful assault on the Russian position
could be made. The success of this
assault was brought about by one de-
tachment of Japanese troops, more in
trepid than their comrades, who sue
ceeded in piercing the Russian line.
A splendid stroke of fortune was the
discovery and destruction by the Jap
anese of the electric wires leading to
the mines at the eastern foot of Nan
shan hill This prevented the Rus
slams from exploding these mines
when the Japanese infantry crossed
placed. 1t is possible that the fortune
of the day hinged upon thse mines.
If the Russians had been able to ex-
plOde them at the right time the losses
among the japanese troops would
have been tremendous and 1t is posi-
BILE also that the Russians would have
been able to hold the hill
Nanshan was splendidly defended.
Nearly so guns of various sizes were
mounted on the various en- placement
and there were also two batteries of
quick firing field pieces. The artillery
was sheltered behind loop-hole
trenches on the terraces of the hill.
The infantry manning the field pieces
ran with them around the hill, thus
using these guns for the protection of
the most important point
The Japanese began the fight by
bringing all their field guns into ac-
ton and concentrating their fire on
the emplacenents on the hill. BY IL
o'clock in the morning the principal
Russian batteries had been silenced.
Two Russian field batteries then
withdrew to Nanquan Ling hill, and
from there continued to fire on the
Japanese until nightfall.
After the Russian batteries had been
on the enemy's trenches, the Japanese
infantry advancing, meanwhile, to
within rife range. The japanese grad
ually worked to within 30 meters of
the Russian lines, where they encoun-
/ tered wire and other entangl clements.
They succeeded in discovering an open
/ ing in these obstacles and getting
/ finally to within 200 meters of the Rus
sian trenches, they rushed for the line.
Several successive charges were made
/ but every officer and man in the at
lacking parties was shot down 20 or 80
metres from the line. The charges
were then stopped and the japanese
artillery renewed its preparatory fire
| on the enemy's position. Towards
| evening a detachment of Japanese car
ried a section of the Russian trenches,
breaking through the enemy's line
/ Hundreds of the comrades of these
men, inspired by their success. sprang
forward and then the entire Japanese
line swept up the hill, driving the Rus
slams from their positions. Tt was In
the desperate infantry charges thai
the japanese sustained the bulk OF
their losses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28
WHY IT IS CALLED DIXIE.
Origin of Name by Which the South
Is Popularity Known

Dixie" Dixie's land-there is the
suggestion in the words of romance,
of war and peace, of love and of
bloOdshed, of charging columns and
the dashing half frontier life of the
antebellum south of the Mississippi
river days. Through near three gen.
erations it has meant all this to the
natives of the south, and now the
stirring strains of Dixie are played
to cheering audiences of Americans in
every part of the whole United States.
1t was played at the battle of Manila,
at the battle of Santiago, and to its
rhythm now march the soldiers of the
nation as proudly beneath the stars
and stripes as ever strobe the southern
legions beneath the stars and bars.
And in the song there is story of
moment to New Orleans
The meaning of the term, how it
originated, how it grew to favor, is a
question often mooted and never yet
settled to the general satisfaction of all
those Investigators of the unique and
unusual who delve into the mine of
tradition and legend. Dixie" was q.
negro minstrel song, sung in music
halls of New York in the late SOS,
beloved Justify to Mark Twainesque
audiences from the floating palaces"
of the antebellum Mississippi by
burnt-cOrk artists and artisans, who
| have long since followed the echoes
of their songs into silence and OBJ
| And the song took. BY 1859 it was
whistled and sung from the James to
| the Passes, from Richmond to New
| Orleans. : Peculiarly was it the favor
tie song of the jolly gentry who
/ thronged the Steamboats, upon the old
/ highway of the Mississippi. and all
through the states tributary to the
/ stream the song spread with a rapid
ity strange in that day of restricted
communication and slow travel
Then the war came, and blood
made precious the suggestion of the
| song. and the song itself became =
part Of that which it suggested. Young
lips sang the song at parting, went
forth to death, and died. In stricken
home the stirring strains have
| brought through all the years gone,
memories and day-dreams of that
| which might have peen or that which
was. Graybeards of today, through
the mist of decades. hear in the APP
ago blended sweet soprano with their
bass.
And the song ITSELF Nothing in
the words beyond silly doggerei--blI
a silly doggerel which Iaughingly re-
ferred to all the southerner held dear
The music, catchy, with a spark of the
vital fire in the Tilt and turn of the
dashing phrases, struck a responding
chord in every listener hailing from
the land of cotton"
And the origin of the song? There are
several explana lions. Everybody knows
the name of the jolly comedian Dan
| Emmett, who immortalized the ballad
but few know where he got the phrase
One theory, long since exploded, was
that the expression "Dixie's land" came
from the phrase Mason and Dixon's
line" The other was that a certain
farmer down in New Jersey, just be-
fore the war, ran his fields with negro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28
LOCAL MENTION.

DR.. P. w. CranneH, pastor of the
First Baptist church. has returned
from his visit at Buffalo and Cleveland.
and will preach at the morning and ev-
.ening services. The morning sermon
viii be on the National Baptist ami
versary at Cleveland.
Mr.. o. L. Clarke, travelling auditor of
the Santa Fe with headquarters in
Galveston, arrived today to attend the
annual dinner of the Saturday Night
club at the Hotel Throop tonight. Mr..
Clarke is an ex-member of the club.
The Atchison Globe says: "A feature
of the Memorial Day service in Topeka
will be the scattering of flowers from a
bridge over the Kaw, representing, for
categorical purposes, the sea. Topeka
never omits any of the symbolical
trimmings"
School district No. 1, near Auburn.
has brought suit in the district court
! against Anthony and Kate Nicely to
prevent them from fencing up part
of the school grounds and claiming it
as their own property
The postoffice will be closed on
Monday after 10 o'clock, because of
the fact that the day is a national
made all over the city.
M A. Low left today for Chicago,
and he will meet w. H. Taft. secre-
tary of war. and bring him to Topeka
in his private car.
The Martin & Dennis lion ball
team defeated the Parkdale Crescents
this morning by a score of to 5.
The City Troop will meet on the
state house grounds at l o'clock on
Monday, May 80. to participate in the
Decoration day parade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28

SpHr1Tng his faded horse to renewed
efforts when the animal should be refreshed
with proper food and rest, is about as sen
sible as prescribing nerve tonics, alcoholic
compounds, coca mixtures and cocktails
which only spur on the already weakened
nervous system. Neither does it do to put
the nerves to sleep with NARCOTICS. When
you feel worn-out, broken down, jaded, and
feel the effects Of brain tire as well as nerve
weakness, sleep1essness and fatigue, take
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
tonic which will do you lasting good, build
you up, increase your appetite and strength
and improve the condition of the blood.
When the blood is impoverished the nerves
feel the effect. Nervousness in nine cases
out of ten is the 1cry of the starved nerves
for food" Feed the nerves on rich blood
and all nervous manifestations will cease
VT has been seven months since using DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and only
used three bottles of the medicine when If made
me feel like a new man. writes s. A Miller,
Esq. tcare of Mr. Amos Hyre, R D. Io), Dayton,
Ohio NJ had doctored with two local physi-
clans without benefit I felt all worn out, and
had awful misery in my back for two years
but noticed change for the better when
began using your Golden Medical Discovery"
To gain knowledge of your own body
in sickness and health-send for the Peo-
pies Common Sense Medical Adviser. A
book of 1908 pages. Send Fl cents in
stamps for paper covered, or, 81 stamps
for cloth bound copy. Address DR.. r v.
Pierce, Cos Main Street. Buffalo, ~. z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28

It's pretty hard to avoid the use of
slang these days" remarked a we'll
known professor of English literature.
AT any rate there are certain express
sions which aren't found in the die
tionary that can't be duplicated very
well. The other day after I had Just
given a lecture to my class, advising
them against the use of slang. a bright
young fellow came to me with this
query:
What word would you substitute in
place of jumped over in the sentence,
He jumped all over the umpire p p
We'll, / have TO confess that that
sentence was too much for me. I tried
substituting various words. such as
criticised, complained about. etc, but
they all failed to give the adequate
meaning. I gave as an excuse to my
pupil that this was a baseball express
sion and couldn't be altered, but that
didn't satisfy my own conscience as to
the growing US of slang. ''-Philadel-
nIlia Irass-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28
LODGE news.
knights of Columbus to Install
New Chapter.
Will Go to Leavenworth for
This Purpose Monday.

On next Monday. Memorial day.
the knights of Columbus viii install
a new chapter at Leavenworth. Spe-
cial excursions will be run from va
rious points and a big attendance is
expected. A large number will go
from Topeka.
The l. o. Q. F. grand lodge election
rnmenced Wednesday night and will
close Tuesday evening, May 3D. All
past grand masters are eligible to
vote. 1t is expected that at least 1000
votes will be cast The Odd Fellows
follow this method of selecting their
officers every year. The following are
candidates:
For Grand Master-G. w. ALBANIAN.
For Deputy Grand Muster. [.
Saunders.
For Grand Warden-C. NJ. Cole, J.
w Davis A. w. Hershberger. H. E.
Potter, p. M. Powell. NJ. Z. Radley, S.
B. S. Wilson.
For Grand secretary-W. H. KEN
per.
For Grand treasurer. w. Stack
pole. H. c. Stevens.
For Grand Representative-E. S.
Bertram, John A. Bright, G. w.
Brown, J. NJ. Johnson.
Col ]. e. Hazen. of the L. R. K. 0.
Kas., on Monday, where on the 21st
he organized a uniform rank of Fl
members, with U. r. Need as captain.
National tent K. o. T. NJ. No. 10. of
North Topeka. had their first meeting
since the flood on Monday night, May
70. and initiated four new members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28
GUESTS COMING IN.
Twenty-second Annual Dinner of Sat
urday Night Club Tonight.

distinguished guests for the Sat
urday Night club banquet are begin
ming to arrive, and those who are not
beginning have either come or teIe-
graphed their regrets. The banquet be-
gins at $50 this evening at the Throop
hotel
o. l. Clark, travelling auditor of the
Santa Fe Gulf lines. and a former
member of the club, is here, with a cou-
pie of friends from Chicago. Congress-
man Charles Curtis arrived from Wash
ington Friday, and has notified the
club that he is not afraid to come to
the banquet. w. H. Thompson of lola
and Congressman Phil Campbell of
Pittsburg are also here. Ewing Her
bert mas backed out. He was on the
programme for speech on THE yell
low PERIL but he confessed that the
peril was too much for the yellow in
his disposition, and that he would have
to give UP the ship. Governor Bailey
viii also be there.
Some decidedly unique features are
promised for the banquet tonight One
of them is the cover on the menu card
which is made of wood by Japanese
artists and smells like hrecra ckers.
The list of spea kers and their sub
William NJ. Davidson, presidents ad-
dress.
Edwin D NcKeever, side Lights on
Oratory."
Philip P. Campbell, Tariff Talks for
Francis H. Foster. "vox Popui, vox
Del"
Charles Curtis, 1.-THE Art of Holding
job"
Alexander NJ. Harvey. "The Art of
Seeking a. job"
Henry f. Mason, How to Become a
Saturday Nighter.'
Gov. Willis ]. Bailey. "a Glimpse
Into the Future"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28

labor and assumed the manners and
the bearing of a southern planter. His
name was Dixie and topical songs OF
the period referred to his estate as a
did not know the local reference took
the song as referring to the real south,
and Emmett, in his famous ballad, so
used the expression.
However, there is another story and
one which brings the subject home to
New Orleans. For 20 years prior to the
civil war the Citizens bank of Louisi-
ana was the great financial institution
of the south and ranked among the one
or two largest in the land. Its name
was as familiar upon the Paris bourse
and the London exchanges as is now
the name of the City National bank of
New York. In the days of ''shin-plas-
ters'' and deprecated state bank cur
rency the issues of the Citizens bank
passed at par all over the land.
The best known issue was ten
dollar note in red upon one side and
black and red upon the other The
feature of this denomination was that
the most conspicuous part of the en-
craving was the French word DIX
Upon the river steamers on the ships
bound for New York, on the stage
coaches which went west from Calves
ton, these bills were termed Dixtes.
Not one man of any 20 that handled
them knew that dix meant ten.
Upon the upper Mississippi and the
Ohio people began to speak of the
passed they forgot why the name was
applied. The gamblers who won lus-
cious rolls of the "Dixies" at poker
played with the roof removed. the vic
TINS VINO gave up their rightful wallet
fuls of red and black currency. the
Irish deckhands and the negro rousta-
bouts-an spoke of Dixie's land
The civil war came on. Months pass
ed and Buffers army occupied the city.
Butler ordered the Citizens bank to
pay back all the deposits to private
individuals in confederate bills and or
dered that all sums due to officers or
representatives of the confederacy
should be paid to the United States
government in United States coin.
More than $685. 600 was thus confiscated
and the bank has now pending in con-
gress a war claim for this amount
Later General Butler made the Citi-
zens' bank the United States depository
and distributing center for the terri
/ tory under his charge
/ After the war came new banking
laws. new customs, new ways and
| habits of thought. The Dixie" had
gone out during the changes inaugural
1 ed Immediately before the civil war
l. and by the end of that struggle and
the national banking law of the late
1 sos the once-famous currency was for
gotten-New Orleans Tines-Deno-
| crat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-28
IMPOSSIBLE TERMS.
Bandit Who Kidnapped Perdicaris
Makes Known His Demands.

Washington, May 2s.-The kidnapers
of Perdicaris and his stepsOn. Marley.
in Morocco. have submitted their terms
for ransom and the state department
has decided that they are absolutely
impossible of acceptance.
A long cablegram from United
States Consul Gummers was received
by Secretary Hay today. The consul
states in substance that Razouly, the
bandit who kidnapped Perdicaris and
his stepson, Narley, had been heard
from. and made a set OF demands
which the British minister and Min
lister Gummers had deemed it their
duty to lay before their governments.
RasOuly demanded that the oMorish
forces should be withdrawn from the
district in which his band operates,
leaving them in control. He asked a
large money ransom to be collected
from the governor of Tangier-