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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-07-15
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Continued from inst page
CIVIL SERVICE.


mitted to the principle Of Civil Service
reforms, and we demand their honest.
just and impartial enforcement
We deuounce the Republican party
for its continuous sinister encroach-
ments upon the spirit and operation OF
Civil Service rules, whereby it has
arbitrarily dispensed with examina-
tons for office in the interest of favor
ties and employed all manner of de-
vices to overreact and set aside the
principles upon which the Civil Ser
vice was established.
SCHOOL AND RACE QUESTIONS.
The race question has brought
countless woes to this country. The
calm wisdom of the American people
should see to it that it brings no more.
To revive the dead and hateful race
and sectional animosities in any part
OF our common country means con-
fusion, distraction OF business and the
reopeuing of wounds now happily
healed. North, South, East and West
have but recently stood together in
line OF battle from the walls OF Pekiug
to the hills OF Santiago, and as sharers
of a common glory and a common
destiny we should share fraternaily
the common burdens.
We therefore deprecate and condemn
the Bourbon.like selfish and narrow
spirit of the recent Republican Con-
vention at Chicago. which sought to
kindle anew the embers of racial and
sectional strife, and we appeal from it
to the sober common sense and patri.
otto spirit Of the American people.
THE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.
The existing Republican admins
tration has been spasmodic, cratic,
sensational, spectacular and arbitrary.
1t has made itself a satire upon the
Congress, the Courts and upon the
settled practices and usages OF national
and international law.
1t summoned the Congress into
hasty and futile extra session and vir.
tually adjourned it, leaving behind its
flight FROM Washington, uncalled cal
endars and unaccomplished tasks.
1t made war, which is the sole power
of Congress. without its authority,
thereby usurpirg one bits fundamen-
tai pTerogatives. 1t violated a plain
Statute of the United States, as well as
PLAIN treaty obligations. international
usuages and constitutional law, and
has Gone SO under pretense OF eAecut.
ing great public policy which could
have been more easily effected lawfully
constitutionally and with honor.
1t forced strained and unnatural
constructions upon statutes, usurpine
JuuiSidi ibtCl pICtttiOu, anu SuDSlltut
ing Congressional enactment by de
cree.
1t withdrew from Congress theil
customary duties OF investigation
which have heretofore made the rep
resentatives of the people and the
states the terror of evil doers..
1t conducted secretive investiga.
ton of its own, and boosted OF a few
sample convicts, while it threw broad
coverlet over the bureaus which had
been their chosen field of operative
abuses, and kept in power the superior
officers under whose administration
the crimes had been committed.
1t ordered assault upon some mo.
nopolies but. paralyzed by its FIRST
victory, it flung out the flag of truce
and cried out that it would not ''rur
amuck leaving its future purposes
beclouded by its vacillations.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-07-15
EXCURSION TO ISLAND PARK.

s3d annual reunion and excursion
Y. NJ. c. A. to Island Park. Harper's
Ferry. Round trip 4octs. from Mar
tinsburg Thursday July 28. Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad. Train leaves at 8
a. M. Rev A Campbell and Rev E,
f. Bailey, Speakers of the day. Music
BY G q. Concert Band For tick
cts etc call on agents.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-07-15

Mrs Percy Elliott. of Charles Town
spent Sunday in this city with friends
and relatives.
Mr.. Cray Silver has been confined
to his home several days this week by
sickness.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-07-15

Mr.. Richard O'Brien and Miss Mary
Moran, both of this city, were married
in Washington on last Thursday.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23
The Demon Of the PIT.

a din Of voices shouting hoarse.
a whiri Of outStretched arms:
a little truth. mass Of Hes.
A score Of false alarms
md standing In the midst OF 10
We see the Demon OF the Pit.
A hundred faces white and strained.
Are pesring TO behold
The man whose name throughout the land
Is hailed the leader bold.
And standing in the midst OF II
We spy The Demon OF the PIT.
Another cent. Another cent,
A msdding. fearful sway
The King OF yesterday goes down.
Another rules to-day.
But monarch over all Of IL
We hall the Demon Of the PIT
crash of wasted. blirhtcd hopes.
A pistol shot-a scream.
Another life is yielded mp
To Join the awful stream;
And ErfnninR In tn. midst OF 10
We see the Demon Of the PIT
a ruined mill. with crumbilng walls.
Ten thousand starving men:
How long. . LordT How long, they
cry
Then cotton jumps again
And xioating over all OF II
The King is Demon of the Pit
-MclAndburgh Wilson.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

America. crisp and cool and clear.
and the day set for our journey proved
10 exception. We started at O'Clock
promptly. Another such lovely ride
1t would be difilcult TO find in the
world. First down our own fern
fringed path. then up the opposite hill
side. across the top and into the depts
O. the most beautiful forest imagin-
able, in which we remained. threading
our way along a very narrow path.
until 4 o'clock. Now and again
party OF charcoal coolies. men and
women. with heavy loads on their
backs, passed US. covered with silver
jewelry and looking as happy and con
tent as human beings could look.
We stopped at II O'Clock and had
a frugal breakfast. sitting on the huge
roots of fir tree. and at 1880 we sud
denly emerged from the woods and out
into the most smiling little valley i'm
aEinable, a little green cup In the hills
for il was clothed in long grass. quite
surrounded by the thick forest In
the very center of 1t lay small lake.
and in the middle Of that little island
covered with slim young trees, which
looked like white birches. and great
was our surprise when. as we looked
at II we saw IL move. and the whole
island sailed slowly across the lake,
then around II, and, in fact. was never
still. We discovered that II was one
of the made islands which one sees
so much in the lakes of kashmir.
and which are always surprise.
Around the laHe was a marsh in which
thirty or forty buffalo were wadiny
and splashirg. ard some of these huge
creatures were laying fat down In the
mud
Chumba seems an enchanted spot
when one remembers IT, The women
are all handsome. and their dress the
prettiest In India. short yoke. from
which hangs an accordion-pleated
skirt, eighteen yards of il. and always
of some lively shade. either a glowing
rose red or lavender or pink. Over
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

breathing sharp and heavily.
selves worthy. Let me know where
you go and what you do. and when the
time comes I'll tell her. and We'll
'bide by her decision" The younger
man then turned and the other watch
ed him walk away. and ais sterness
softened.
Edward" The tones had broken.
and again. Edward Grale," The
other turned and came.
Lets not part In anger. lad: we
know not what may come" and he
held out his hand. Their hands met
ane fingered a silent moment. then
Edward Grale WAS gone.
Then In the days that followed the
old man strove with new energy to NIL
the extra mouths. He fished and dug
clans and peddled tbem. He gathered
rags and old metals from the dumps
and sold them. and jid any odd jobs
he could, and needed not the iibes OF
low-born wits.
The pure salt air revived the woman. .
she gained strength srd courage. and
went about trying to do little things
in her housewifeiy way for the old
mans comfort, while the child gath
cred flowers on the kyoll. and romped
and splashed In the surf. and laughed
and grew; and the old man laughed.
too. in his somber way.
The summer waned and there came
dny when the old man vent not
away to work. He fingered about the
hut. or climbed the knoll along the
| winding beach: then silently retraced
his steps and sat within the hut. while
the wife and little one hung about the
knoll. and often she. too. would pause
and look along the stretch of sand.
Anon he came, and she turned away
her face and called the child, who an
sxered laughing. and returned with
spoiis Cleaned from the heather. Then
they laughed. and the woman told him
of the many pranks and witty sayings
i OF the child, while she studied the
lights and shades that ned across his
face BY and by the child tugged tbs
mothers hard:
| "Tum, tell dampa papa tum.- and
| urged again. until al last they turned
| and descended to the hut
They found him laid upon the ruds
/ affair that had served him yeArs fos
bed and couch with his fingers ciAsped
| upoa his breast ana q sanity buun
upon his face: and -dampa" would
rot waken when the wee one called
! sore pressed and weeping. they arsv
the child away
Then . fair. gray woman fnire1
than many whn were younger. eAD<
and looked. and cared far OF. Az
weps So passed Robert Gr.le. a.
hermit,
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

There stood rude and dingy hut
leaning against the caves OF knoll.
and built of sticks and boards thrown
up By the tide. A naring light burned
within, and cleaned through the crew
ices and the Jagged hole that served
the purpose OF a window. A man dis
Aeveled. gray and decrepit. came Out
aud carefully drew to the rickety door
after him. He paused awhile In con-
temptation of the night. and listened
to the mournfGl breathing OF the surf.
Then he climbed to the topmost point
OF the knoll and gazed long over the
stretch of water to the distant harbor
where shonc the myriad lights OF the
city, and in musins. said:
"Ye're there. somewhcre-l know
yer must be-drinkin' and revelin and
spendin' yer bit OF money In FOOLS
paradise; while the neglected wife and
wee one seek asylum OF yer decrepit
father"
Then he cienched his bony hands
and muttered. while the night breeze
played about his tattered raiment. He
looked away along the ribbon OF wind
inH white beach and deserted an atom
moving at the waters edge. growing
larger as IL advanced. and he watched
II until taking the shape OF 9 man. II
bore around the foot OF the knoll and
disappeared beneath the oyerhanging
crags. The watcher descended by the
path he had come: passing the hut. he
waited in the shadow until the man
again appeared. then stepped out and
blocked his way.
What do you want here? His
tone was harsh and stern.
The other hesitated-
what have ye done with the wife
and stern as before.
"She left my bed and board and took
the youngstcr with her"
Because you neglected and III
treated her. and because you will not
work. She came to me yesterday in
her trouble. not knowing otherwhere,
IT'S n lie-I can get no work to do!
and the younger man tried 10 pass.
The lies your own" retoined the
elder. ever hard and stern. Not so
fast." and he grippcd the other by the
arm. She wants not you. she's Ill.
and wants rest and quiet. and she shall
not be disturbed"
Il will see her-see what she
means" and he thrust the elder man
roughly aside. "You cannot harbor a
mans wife. There's a law. Besides,
you qusrreled with your own wife
don't forget that" and again he made
70 pass.
Stang by the taunt. the elder man
struck out a blow. and yet again. Then
| they grappled and struggled fercely
| in the moan o. the surf beneath the
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

1t had worn very well. indeed. II
very evidently had not had much
washing. We wandered around the
bazaar. where everything was terribly
dear. to our surprise. and into the
quaint temples. the oldest Of all hav'
ing a stone courtyard. with three rows
of sma-. temples, each containing It's
own shrine. Old Hanuman. the monkey
god, was there in great form. huge
image Of him. entirely painted red.
As We were told that in half an hour
the greatest shrine. that OF the god.
dess I-achsmi, would be open. Ne
hoyered about until we heard . great
changing OF bells. and were beckoned
by a very much clothed worshipe- to
the scene of action. There II SO little
reverence in the worship of . Hindu
tnat one is tempted to believe that II
is entirely a matter OF form with them.
One after another came up, kneelcd on
the marble pavement Just outside the
temple. and. fntoning a lovely minor
wall, touched their foreheads to the
cold marble. or rubbed their poor
noses violently over it. glancing at Us
all the time. Pretty women in their
clouds OF floating color came up, car
rying on their heads lovely brass bowls
full of rice, or some other thing AZ A.
Offering to the goddess. and always
stopped to stare At the strangers, and
laugh. A young man with his baby
boy astride of his shoulder. threw him.
self down near by and had . rOmp
with the little brown thing. who
shouted with laughter as he vas
tossed into the air. The shrine was .
mass of rather odoriferous. marigo'ds.
and under them. about the neck. was
n necklace of lovely pearls. Hideous
goddess that she was. we felt . pans
OF envy at the sight Of her ornament.
We stood In the shade of the cas we'd
marble canopy. watching 4 all silent.
ly. until at last the bell jangled agsin.
and the huge doors Of the temple
closed with clang. The brown baby
shouted and cooed. the priest muir.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23
a PERVERTED xmA. paessNy.
su.iness Instinct Highly Developed In
Little Freddie.

su.iness Instinct Highly Developed In
Little Freddie
II was Oh stmas Eve. Freddie was
on his way home from the Sunday
school, where he had been = regular
attendant for several weeks. His an
nual conversion had been rewarded In
4 substantial way. for he had not only
feasted upon the good things OF this
world. but he bore under his arm
beautiful blue and gold book that
showed him how 10 get to the other
world. He was we'll pleased. for ever
and anon he would look at the book
and fairly gloat over it. As he passed
the house OF an old maid. whose LIE
he had often made miserable. the old
lady noticed how he regarded his Sun
day school present and rejoiced ex-
ccedingiy.
Il always said he wasn't 4 bad boy
q, heart" she remarked to herself.
"Oh, IL his father and mother could
only see him this blessed moment a.
he thinks OF the home above and re-
solves TO live just as the little boys
and girls in the book"
But listen. Freddie Is also remark
ing TO himself.
This Is pretty good book. by gee.
1t must have stood the Sunday school
people in about a dollar. Your nibs Is
In great luck. must hurry around to
the secondhand book store before 1t
closes up. I ought 10 be able to trade
a book like this for half dozen dime
novels ut least"
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Then rose the Groyeller to his feet
and turned to go.
Stop" The elder mans tone grew
calmer. Here, ye may see them. but
do not waken them" and he turned
and led the way into the hut and soft
ly drew aside rudely hung curtain
where the mother and the child lay
sweetly sleeping. Then they turned.
passed out. and the younger man hung
his head while the other spoke.
Go away and make yourself right
with God, and search. and when the
chance comes. though small IL be. take
II and bide by II accomplishing. The
chance will grow. and Gods bounty
comes TO those who hrst make them
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23
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E.er since our arrival in Dalhousie.
india. We had been hearing of the
beauties of Chumba. and had at last.
after many inquiries succeeded in dis
covering that it WAS very old town.
far back in the mountains. n, the ex-
treme south point OF the State kash-
mir; and at last We. With groans and
means at the thought OF leaving our
dear little bungalow. and our beautiful
view, decided iha. 1t was over the
better.
the weather was very much like the
loveliest of our early October days in
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23
Pat. Lesson in Golf.

Pat had been helping the greens
keeper construct several tees at the
new golf links. and during the noon
hour had been given few lessons In
driving. A day or two later he was
telling his friend Casey about 1t.
Faith. Casey" he said. this game
they call golluf do be funny game.
Yez have a little white ball an long
stick wild knob on the ind av 1t. an
yes put the white ball on little hape
av sand. Thin the game is to haul an
an knock the ball SO far yez kin niver
find ut agin."
An did yez hit the ball whin yez
tried?" asked Casey.
did OH" said Pat. "Thots the fun
ny thing about golluf. shure. the first
tonne oi hi, ut. OF niver touched ut,'
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

whole costume TO tSke away with us.
and not knowing what to pay, stopped
a pretty young woman in the bazaar.
and after admiring her countless
silver ornaments, asked her what such
dress ought to cost. She answered
in Hind.stanee that she did not know.
We begged her to tell US the price Of
hers. and she shrugged her shoulders
with a sigh and said. 'Huzoors. how
can I know! The dress was bought
for me when ! was little child. -
how can | remember
1t was rather short. and had faded
into lovely pale red. but as the WON.
an looked fully thirty, we decided that
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23
Sympathy Misplaced.

Edward l.. Adams, representing the
United States as consul general at
Stockholm. Sweden, was for several
years editor OF the Rochester Demo
crat and Chronicie. While occupying
that position he wrote an obituary no
tice of nelghbor's child, whose
trousers had caught fire during =
Fourth of July celebration, burning
the little fellow so badly that he died
in consequence. Mr.. Adams ended
his article with the statement that
the sympathies of friends would 20
out TO the bereaved parents. His
shock the next day may possibly be
imagined when the t.pes made him
say that the sympathies OF large
circle OF friends will go out to the
burned pants. York Times.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23
The Fond Parents Pride.

A reporter was endeavoring to find
out the particulars OF an accident that
had befallen a boy, and was asking
the questions necessary in such cases
of the father of the injured boy.
did the little fellow stand the op-
Grafton weii." asked the reporter.
Like a maior-came through IL all
right"
did he have to take anything7-
continued the reporter.
Not a gol darn thing but chloro-
FORM" was the proud reply Of the ad.
miring parent
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

About the time that New York
sAepherd dog was sheiterine . Grip
Dsed squirrel . little messenger boy vas
sGeused the cheap privilege OF warm
- himself In one OF Chicagp's pala-
81 residences Sometimes the most
enrueul classiacations Of the natural
ssss osen - - fAulfy.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Italy says she doesn't need any help
n her little AFFAIR In Somaliland. but
Just wait until she has killed the Mad
Nullah a few times.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

People who have been disapproving
the deception OF children with the
Santa Claus fb will be panied to learn
that n Chicago boy shot his aunt be-
cause she didn't give him u Christmas
present.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Seeing that Uncle Sam would have
% DO most OF the fighting. Panama
stands resolute and undaunted before
The grim specter OF war.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

II is claimed that there is a woman
IN Philadelphia who is 1876 years old.
Evidently she Is one OF those Phila-
lelphia people who are never In
hurry.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23
Took eie.. Turkeys, LEI. 500.

John Krider. farmer near Lebanon.
Pa. discovered that his flock of eight
turkeys had been stolen one night last
week. Farmer Krider. however. is not
mourning. for the robber dropped =
wallet containing ten twenty-doIiAr
bills. 1t Is supposed the thief obtained
the money while rsnsackirg some resi-
dence in the neishborhood--Ceorgs-
town (Ky-) News-
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

The general opinion OF the neigh
hors is that the girl who had her win
Ter hat trimmed with sprays OF mistle-
tos went step too far.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23
cnrsss~.ss Dsx.

The familiar tern Chffstmas box
comes from the old-time custon Of
pascing alns-boxes II the cAureAes
Christmas Dorntng to receive donA-
t,uus frum the coagfegntina for the
be.eat a TIE poor. A the alns were
~ naysn - 0tll tAe ne1t 1Ay. Dse.
e caee 70 - knovn - -Doa1ne -. :
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Naturally the report that cigarettes
are playing havoc with the British
army arouses great indignation in
England. where Il is felt that the
British war Office needs no such AZ
sistance.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

A Russian statesman is reported as
saying that Japan Is afraid to Tight
Still we should advise the czar to tie
that chip a little more firmly on his
shoulder.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

II you are troubled with insomnia.
slice two big red apples and eat them
Just before you 60 to bed and see how
much better you will sleep.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

The Sanford Tribune Is giving up
space generously TO the discussion by
correspondents OF the exact location
~f hell
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

The health Of Mrs. Clemens is i'm
proving in the soft air Of Italy. sc
that Mark Twain surely had a merry
Christmas.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

n England. France and Germany
get mixed up in the Asiatic war the
sultan will hardly neglect the oppor-
turity to dispose of the rest OF the
Christians that he happens to have
available for massacreing purposeA
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

OF course, the real responsibility
for the Pere Marquette horror is
placed upon the blizzard which blew
cut the little red kerosene lamp used
for a danger signal.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Representative Baker declares that
n Mr.. Rockefeller were to throw away
. dollar second, never stopping day
or night through ont the year. he
could not dispose of all his income.
But does he want to7
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23
Cure for Insomnia.

One of the best and simplest cures
for insomnia is said TO be the odor
of raw onions They should be-
crushed to a pulp in order TO free
all the juice Smell this substance
for ten minutes after retiring 1t is
said to quiet the most nervous per-
son and relax the most overwrought
nerves. 1t is hardly pleasant, but is
said to be effcacious-
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

A Chicago professor tells the young
ladies OF his classes not to wear white
gloves. because white makes an OBJ
,ect look larger than it really Is This
explains why wk.te slippers are out Of
style IN Chicago.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

A pet no college president has an
Aounced a 100000 Christmas gift
1rOm uncle Russell Sage.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Now that the Dreyfus case is com
Ag up again. better refresh your mem
cry as TO the exact meaning Of dos
0ier and borderau.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

A floating paragraph says rats eat
$50 900 900 worth OF food in this coun-
1y In one year" Rats? Rats!
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Sir William Ramsay doubts "wheth-
Or the study of science makes the
world better" Certainly the study of
the properties OF dynamite seems to
make some men worse.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Mr.. Carnegie has now given away
1000 iibraries-enough to take up
quite a sizable edition of his book.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

The long lost high school algebra
written by the late Mohammed Ben
Nrsa al Khowarismi, has bee found
among some old manuscripts at Co
iumbia university. We shall expect
GOV to learn the age OF Am
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Just 5.f52 locomotives have been
built in the United States this year.
includins-alas!-on So electric To-
eomotiyes.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

II is now reported that two por-
traits OF Dante have been found In
Bologna Almost everything else has
been found in It.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

II the Harvard professor who has
aDund the scarlet fever germ could
ealy lose IL permanently.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

When q man celebrates his birth
AAy he takes day OF. a woman. .
VUAr.-Life.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

They are christening the babies Par
sifal IN New York. What a fne Wag-
aarian racket they'll make.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Reckless raiiroading makes time"
~ the trains. but It makes eternity
ep9 The passengers.
La Junta tribune., 1904-01-23

Never meddie with people who don't
osddle with you.