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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-04-01


court Of Berkeley county, the day OF March 1904
ward b. Lindsay Plaintiff
Henry Scha id Edward Brandenburg and Emm
Braudenblrg his wife, Ida V. Rrandenburg, lss-
bella Brandenburg and Lawrence Brandenburs
the latter infants under the age Of years
Ida V. Brtndenburg, Isabella Brandenburg,
Lawrence Branden 0urg, defendants.
The object OF the otove sui. is TO obtain decree
OF said court aaving the effect Of judgment in
gainst said Harry SchaGd for the sum Of $r6.7 s
with interest from March 1904 and costs Of this
suit that the real estate involved in this suit may be
sold and the interests u sa Henry Schadd in the
proceeds be paid 70 pf account Of his said claim
and the emander distributed among the pasties en-
tered thereto AND it appearing affidavit filed in
this suit that the said ,fsndeut Henry Sch ldd is
aou-residet cf thi state he is hereby required 70
appear a he said Clerks office, witlin month
Ss3 the
Ii day of March 1894
)the date Of the FIRST public uon hereof.l aad do
what is necessary TO protect his interests in this
matter. /. D. W. GEuIASDr Clerk.
W. B. LINDSAY Attorney for Plaintiff
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NOTICE 70 TAKE DISPOSITIONS.

VI try f. Miller, Plaintiff, IN Circuit Court Of
Berkeley Co, stale
Ino. t. Miller, Defend't Sof West Virginia.
To JNO. T. MILLER
lake notice that the deposition of Mary h
Miller and others will be taken at the Office of
n. II Emmett in Nariinshurg, in the County
,.t Berkeley and state OF West Virginia. on the
llA Gay Of April, 1904,
bet ~een tie h.surS of o y, m. and p. M, to be
read m a-i pnce Oh the bearing OF the above
csuSe IN b,.t,;,lf OF MARY + MILLER.
II from IN ,.tu>s. line aiding OF the same
shall not b,, c,Inlia' 'ed. or ling commenced,
sIaN not he completed on li4.lt Gay, the taking
~ the same nj hN adjourned from Time to
.t,r I. -, ! 4, ,V,sst-t IL Yours, &c
tt 4 I.ANERT,
AltS fsr Mary H Miller
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VERY LOW RATES
TO
WASHING TON and RETURN
BALTIMORE d OHIO R. r.
ACCOUNT
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEET
ING.
VERY LOW RATES

On account of the Knights of Colum
bus meeting at Washington. D. c., the
Baltimore d Ohio Railroad will sell
excursion Tickets from all stations on
ADril 18th, 18th and 18th, valid for re-
turn until April 18Th, 1904, inclusive.
For tickets aad full information, call
on Ticket Agents, Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-04-01
LATEST MARKET REPORT

The following are wholesale prices
paid for grain. produce, etc. in this
market. Corrected weekly.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-04-01
Garden and
Flower Seeds
For 1904

Truckers and farmers can buy
Garden Seeds at A. NJ. GIL
BERTS Drug Store cheaper
than they can buy them from
the growers. We have just re-
ceived a large stock Of fresh
Garden and Flower Seeds for
season 1904.
Extra Early Peas, Beans,
Storrell's Evergreen Corn, To-
mato Seed, Cabbage, Seed, etc.
Guaranteed to grow true to
name. Call and get catalogue
and prices.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-04-01
Notice TO Take DISPOSITIONS

John W. Crab, Ir., PrtT) IN Circuit Court
; IT berkeley GO,
70 sarah j Crabh and Mary Cranb. Jno. w
Crabb, Jr, L, Dew Ge~har It, : ,ecuu Com
missioner, r. II Cotfjubarsec and John T.
Coff1nbarger.
Take notice that The d tp ISitiou OF John w.
Crabb, Jr. ana Others vii DC ttNan At the Office
of l., Dew Gsrnardt, in NP'tins"urg, ia tIe
county of Berkeley AMI State OF W Va, on the
End dag Of april, 1904,
between the hours OF 10 . IA q nd y. m, TO be
read n evidence on the heariIg of the ADO c
cause. in behaifof Juo w Crtbb, lr.
II from any ctIS@, the ttilin. OF the same
sha not be- co "A ntlcel, - pai ug com neuced
shall not be go ltpiNtel an uat ~. he taxing
of the same vii Os adjourned from time 10
time, until they are completed,
H. II EMAE&T,
NIL At Atty. for Jno w 'r2"b, ~
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with lot of lambs
8 HOGS 81 PIGS.
9TONS GOOD HAY.

AGO bushels of corn. 10 Lushtl. OF rye,
wagons,2 sets wagon harness. horse
powers, | crusher, | cutting D. x,
plows, spring tooth harrow, 2 spray
ing outfits, 100 apple trees, | large iron
kettle, organ, walnut wardrobe,
(good) suit parlor furniture, 6 dining
chars, / cook stove, | heating stove,
bed s.eads I'D other furniture
81 Shares Capital Stock of the
Rothwell Lovett Co. Par Value
$4,000 per share.
l share stock Martinshurg and VIM
chester Turnpike { o.. s25 90 per share
and many other articles not necessary
to mention.
Terms.
A crpdt of s months VII be % all
sums of $40 aud over she purchaser 10
give note with good security aad viii
interest fTe.a date.
| L. Bender A MIR
J. V. Quinn auc't
j. 4. Mnrrison clerk.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
AT rules held in the clerks Office of the Circui
court Of Berkeley county, the day OF March I9ot
ward b. Lindsay Plaintiff
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Terms

j. 4. Morrison clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
SAVED THEIR COATS.
But They Didn't Get Much Game on
Their Shooting Trip.


Henry Pratt and Robert Hewlett, men,
bers of Capt. Boardman's corps of detec-
t.ves. spent several days in the woods near
Fredericksburg not long ago with dogs
and guns. When they started from here
they were certain they would have the
best sport of the kind they had ever en-
joyed. A delegation Of detectives escorted
them to the train and carried their outfit
for them They carried with them a big
stock of ammunition and were prepared TO
ship home their game III order that their
friends might enjoy wild turkey or some
fat birds or rabbits for their Thanksgiving
dinners.
But" said one Of the sportsmen upon
his return. "the dogs were almost worth
less and we also had other troubles
Their friends who had made preparations
for a feast were disappointed, although
they met the gunners upon their return
1t is unnecessary to state that their bag
sage could be handled with much less diff
Guilty than when they started for the VIZ
ginia fields. The first day on the fields put
the dogs out Of commission. The briars
were so thick and high that the CANNES
were scratched and cut and 1t appeared
that the city sports would have to abandon
their trip. They went out without dogs,
however, and got birds and rabbits enough
for a dinner.
The farmer at whose house they stopped
accompanied them to where they expected
to get their birds. and they had been out
but a short time before word came that
the farmers house was burning.
"And we left our overcoats in It," re-
marked one of the pair.
Hurryng back to the place where they
had slept the night before the city visitors
found two brick chimneys and a pile of
ashes to mark the site of the house.
1T guess our overcoats are gone" one OF
the detectives remarked to his companion.
And mine was a new one." added the
other.
The detectives had just reached the con-
clusion that they would charge up their
loss to the expense account for their out
Ing when Detective Pratt spied his garment
where 1t had been brought out with the
bedding. This recovery had reduced the
expense account several dollars. and search
was then made for the other coat. No
trace of the second coat was to be found
and the gunners had started to look for
another stopping place when they met a
woman carrying a child Wrapped about
the child was the coat that had caused the
men some little concern. Then the prob
lem resolved itself into a question as TO
whether the child or the owner of the coat
should wear the garment. and the child
won. Later the child was made comfort
able in a neighbours house and the men
came home much better off than they had
anticipated when they saw what the fire
had done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
EARNED A MEDAL.
But the Chances Are That He'll Never
Get II

Make out an order for medal of honor
for 7. Allen, landsman." said one of the
officials Of the naval Navigation bureau to
his assistant the other day. but Allen never
got that medal. and many another poor
sailorman Is in the same plight. 1t is one
of the saddest pages in naval history-this
chapter of undelivered medals and letters
of eommenda ton and the like. The ma
chinery of the government moves SLOWLY.
Allen was a sailorman on the Cincinnati
more than six years ago, and he was in Il
small boat with his superior officer when
it capsized, four miles off shore. There
were six other men in the crew of that little
boat, holding on grimly while the waves
rolled over them. 1t was rough weather,
else the boat would not have capsized, and
the chance of salvation seemed small, for
there was not speck of sail in sight But
Allen rose to the occasion. and volunteered
TO swim ashore A four-mile swim in
driving gale and a heavy sea seemed like
certain death. but he tried 1t; and he got
ashore, and walked two miles up the beach,
exhausted as he was. and got help and a
boat and went out and rescued his friends
And six years afterward, when the wheels
of the government machine have gone
around, and It is decided that T. Allen
should receive medal of honor, there is no
trace of him. He may be in private life. or
he may be dead, but the chances are that
he will never get that medal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

Gaithersburg. Md. In each of this chain
Of stations is mounted telescope. known
as a prime vertical transit, used for
timing the passage of stars across the CEN
trail line in the great arch of the heavens.
The interesting problem for whose solu-
ton these scattered stations are co-operat-
ing is this:
Are the Poles Shiftingp
You are surprised, no doubt. that there
should be any uncertainty to this. You
have always regarded the north and south
poles as the fixed axles of our vast grind
stone. and have believed that the latter
has continued its grind millennium in and
millennium out, without loosenfng or wob-
bling at It's bearings.
The research of the seven little stations
has not proceeded far, but far enough to
prove beyond the shadow Of doubt that
These hoops are our parallels Of latitude
which we see in series on our geography
globes-which span mother earth above and
below her equatorial waist line
Take the city of Philadelphia, for ex
ample. 1t is crossed by the great barrel
hoop known as 40 north" Now suppose
that parallel to be real strap of iron and
that you have punched hole In Ii, insert
ing a stake Say that this stake marks
the corner Of someone's lot-as degrees Of
latitude accepted by surveyors really do
Could this be done, the owner Of the city
lot would note that the stake travelled
about continually. He would have to
mount his house and fences on casters
hftching them to the stake, that they might
keep within limits. This would be the case
IL surveyors altered their maps every time
the parallels of latitude moved which
would mean daily alterations. All the
houses and fences on earth would then
have to be on casters and their owners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

day this week. 1T Is nevertheless true.
he added. "One day about two weeks ago
L had occasion to arrest man, and on tne
way to the station he called me all KINDS
OF names. The man was not crazy, but
could not prosecute him. He was one OF
the many foreigners employed on the ram
road, and I could not understand MIN.
Two days after l had the experience with
him he went away, and then one or ms
fellow-countrymen told me of what ne
had said
IF many more Italians come here" add
ed the policeman. lit may become neces-
sary to appoint several additional Italians
to positions on the force There are already
two of them on the force, and one OF tnen
does duty where so many OF the 1taiians
are working The other has detail where
he is frequently called upon to act as IN
te1preter. A few days ago there was
case tried in the Police Court in which the
defendant had used alleged bad words IN
the Italian language, and Judge Scott was
at loss to tell just what to do, and so
ne disposed of the case by taking the de-
PENDANTS personal bonds, with the admo-
niticn that he use English the next time
he SwearS.
Judge Golf of West Virginia has within
his home at Clarksburg the finest display
of the various classes of woods of his state
that is to be found anywhere. When he
built the house some years ago he instruct
ed the architect to use all the woods OF his
state. Accordingly plans of the house were
made to include harmonious use of these
different woods in their natural colors and
they were grouped in way to give pref
ty effect. Investigation discovered that
there were twenty-seven varieties of wood
within the state of West Virginia suitable
for building purposes. In Judge Golf s house
every one of these classes of wood is used
When his friends come to see him and he
cares to talk about the state and It's riches
he often walks about his house with his
guests, pointing out the good qualities of
map that is conveniently located in his
library just where each variety is to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
White Hats.

rfon NJ a.
King Edward will go down to pesterlty
as a peacemaker. That is a big thing. But
he is something of a reformer in little
things we'll This is distinctly the case
in matters sartorial, as during the present
summer he has been responsible for the
return of the buttonhole and also for the
revival OF the white top hat. An observer
at Goodwood noticed that the king ap-
peared one morning wearing a white hat
lavender kid gloves and a pink shirt And
beholders declared that he looked all the
better for this gay combination of colors.
The white hat-once sacred to the racing
set and the old-fashioned country squire
has certainly caught on in the gay world
of London. At that stronghold of smart
ness the Carlton Club, the Duke of MARI
borough and Lord Londonderry were both
wearing this old-tiine summer-like head
gear and any number of white hats may
be seen in the park and Piccadilly. 1t has
been said that the Panama hat begins to
take back seat, but a competent critic
decides that many are to be seen on
smart wearers in the days of old But
they are true Panamas. Lord Chesterfield
continues TO wear one, and so also do
Lord Carnarvon, Sir Herbert Maxwell,
Harry Gust and many other smart and
well-known personages. On the other hand.
Lord Churchill-now one of the best
dressed men in London-appeared one day
In billycock hat of soft white felt. Col
ored waistcoats have been the right
thing" throughout the spring and early
summer but now that the thermometer
hoyers near the nineties, the old-time white
waistcoat has resumed its sway. Blythe
bye. white duck suits have been worn in
London by several smart men, including
lord Craven and Lord Carnarvon: and az
for buttonholes. already mentioned as re-
suscitated by the king. three of their most
assiduous Wearers are Lord Spencer, Lord
Abingdon and Lord Buchanan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
NOW RESTS AT ARLINGTON.
The Body of Capt. Williams, Who Was
Killed in 1919.

The large stone slab which for many
years covered the original grave, in an old
abandoned cemetery near st. Marys Ca,
of Capt. John Williams of the marine CORPS.
who was killed in the service of his country
In Florida, in 1872, has just been placed
over the new grave of Capt. Williams, in
the National cemetery at Arlington Be-
cause of its odd construction. venerable ap-
pearance and curious inscription, the monu-
ment attracts considerable attention The
reinterment of the remains and the re-erec-
ton of the stone were performed under the
supervision of Major Chas McCawley of
the marine corps, who was charged with
that duty by Gen. Elliot the commandant
of the corps. The old grave was discovered
in neglected condition in the deserted
cemetery by the wife of an officer accom-
panying a survey party of marine officers
in southern Georgia, few months ago.
She brought the matter to the attention Of
Major McCawley. and that officer. acting
by direction Of Gen. Elliott opened a cor
respondence with a grand nephew of Capt
Williams, at ST. Mary's. Ca, with the re-
suit that the remains were brought to
Washington in order to give them perma-
nent resting place, where they can be prop
erly preserved The stone slab Is an inter-
esting relic of the early days of the re-
public. and bears the following elaborate
inscription:
Here lie the remains Of John Williams.
States marine. Was born in Stafford
county, Va. on the oath of August, I765,
and died on the Goth of September. 1872, at
Camp New Hope In east Florida. The
body Of the deceased was removed to this
spot, over which his brother officers of the
marine corps have Aused this pile to be
erected, in testimony of his worth and of
their mournful 8Hmffation of his gallant
end. On the 1lth8f$September, 1872, Capt.
Williams, on his HSaFSh with command of
twenty merf to DaSiSCreek block house, in
east Florida. wasNta cked toward evening
by upward of fifty indians and negroes,
who lay concealed In the woods. He in
stantly gave battfe. calamity supported by
his men. who. inspired by his animating
example. fought as long as they had a
cartridge left At length. bleeding under
eight CALLING wounds, and unable to stand,
he was carried off, the battle-ground, whilst
his heroic little band. pressed by superior
numbers, were forced to retreat Emil
nently characterized by cool intrepidity,
Capt williams etineed during this short
but severe conteseith9se military requisites
which qualify theqofteer for command, and
If this sphere ofpacfion Is too limited to
attract the admiratioh Of the world, it was
sufficiently expanded TO crown him with the
appreciation of his country. and to afford
to his brethren In arms an example as high
ly useful as his exit has sealed with
honor. the life Of a patriot soldier"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

lures demanding much moro heat ana Highs
than the polar regions AFFORD. Then, in re-
lation to these finds, was considered the
fact that a part Of our own zone was on0e
under glacial Ice.
Greenland Once Like Egypt Now.
That the climate of Greenland and spits-
enbergen must have been at some past geo.
logic age like that of present Egypt and the
Canary Islands was the opinion announced
by Prof Oswald Heer, the great Swiss nat
uralist. director Of the botanical gardens at
Zurich. Lord Kelvin has also been led into
the discussion. and has stated that while
there probably have been no sudden ana
violent commissions. causing the earth TO
shift its torrid regions toward the poles.
and which must have been followed by 81.
gantic deluges II occurring. II 10 highly
probable that the earth's axis Of rotation
may have gradually shifted 10 or more de-
grees since ancient times. Prof O. H. Oar.
have shifted three degrees as a result Of the
continents and oceans changing places, or
from ten to fifteen degrees as O conse-
quence of earthquake changes.
Shifted by Electricity.
That electricity conducted TO earth
through the vast chasm OF interplanetary
space might become sufficiently strong to
make old earth strive TO revolve upon her
magnetic rather than her geographic poles,
and thus produce pull from its prescribed
axles, has been suggested by Prof. Arthur
Shuster before the British Association.
That small shiftings and wobblings may
result from slipping of the outer shell Of
the earth's crust is thought probable by
Dr. Charles L. Doolittle, professor of as
tronomy. University of Pennsylvania. That
such movements of the poles have taken
place in connection with mountain upheav-
ais Is undoubtedly true. and probably are
still going on. In his opinion. He and four
other astronomers have estimated changes
in the latitude of Washington, Paris and
other cities, during the present century.
In the midst Of all of this theorlzing the
chain of observations about the earth was
established. All were placed as near az
possible to the parallel of 30 degrees min
utes north, taken a base line. Just az
the pole star hovers always above the north
pole-or where 1t should be. were II to stand
still-there are other fixed stars lowering
over our heads at night. There is the great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
That is Now the Accepted
Theory of Scientists.
A SUBJECT OF STUDY
CHAIN OF OBSERVATION STA
TIONS ALREADY ESTABLISHED.
Efforts to Solve an Interesting Problem
What It All Means-Ancients
Noted Movement.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
In the course OF my wanderings the other
day stumbled across a man standing upon
the threshold of little white iron house
He was holding a disk of smoked glass
above his head and peering through 1t at
the sky. fell to talking with him, and he
told me the story of his strange research.
1t concerned the past and future of this
bounding ball on which we dwell. thou
sand to one you have never heard 1t be-
fore, so 1 will repeat it. translated into the
lingo of the laity-for the vernacular of the
savant is devious.
1t was In the rolling and rocky reservation
of the nations naval observatory, and the
man was Mr.. George A Hill of that insti-
tution's scientific staff.
The little iron house was one of seven
such structures stationed around the world,
the others being at Mizusawa, Japan; Tsch-
ardjui, Turkestan: Charloforte, Italy;
Ukiah, California; Cincinnati, Ohio. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
Ancients Noted Movement.

Two hundred years before Jesus was born
there was an ingenious geographer. Eratos
Thenis who drew as a base line a parallel
Of latitude from the Pillars of Hercules
(Straits of Gibraltar) toward the east. pro-
jecting it north of Sicily, across the south
of Greece and onward across Asia. This
being done he noticed that the positions
of places with reference to this line differed
considerably from those assigned by his
predecessors. OF course, the position of the
line was measured from the angles OF the
fixed stars Four centuries later the same
places, with reference to Thenis line, mad
shifted again. three. four and even five
degrees.
All of this shifting of ATTITUDES led to dis
cussions throughout the remainder of an
cient and the whole of medieval times, and
at about the time of Columbus discovery
of America an European astronomer-de
Ferrare-stated that progressive changes in
the position of the poles were taking place.
He predicted that the torrid and frigid re-
gions of the earth would. in a manner, ex-
change places. But later astronomers ex-
planned all of these polar weddings and lat
tude shiftings by branding the observations
on which they were based as defective.
Eighty years ago the great astronomer La
place repeated this reputation.
But biologists later penetrated into the
arctic regions, finding at Spitzenbergen,
Greenland, and that neighborhood fossils
of animals and plants which live only in
temperate and subtropical climates. For
instance, they unearthed swamp cypress,
now found in Texas; seQuoias, those giant
trees now found only In California: lines,
oaks and even magnolias Remains of a
lizard were also found. These were crea-