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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12
COUNTY COURT BUSINESS
Coroner Thomas kearns Has Re-
signed His Position.
DEPUTY CLERK ALSO RESIGNS
Court Sets Date Of March IS for Decision
on Matter Of Overhead Railroad
Crossing.

The court Monday evening direct
ed tie clerk to enter the lots in Ope-
auon district and in the Rotbwell-
Lovett addition, MartinsburR district
on the 1904 land books, at the valua-
ton of S25 each, they having been
omitted in the past three wears books
Mr.. Thomas w Kearns rendered
his resignation as coroner of Berkeley
county, to take effect at once. The
resignation was accepted.
The resignation of Mr.. Edwin Fl.
Hill, as deputy clerk of the County
court, was presented and accepted.
The court in further consideration
of the matter of the proposed over
head crossing over the Cumberland
Valley Railroad tracks, set apart
March 10 ut 10 O'Clock as the time
when it will endeavor to definitely
decide what action it will take in re-
gard to tie crossing. The clerk was
authorized to place notices and to in
struct all interested to be present.
The petition of j. Dorrance request
ing the court to have several hills on
a road in Hedgesville district cut
down was presented and filed.
Mr.. Henry V. Sperow was substi
tuted by the court III place of y. O..
Bartles, who has moved from the vi
cinity, and who was directed by the
court to be voted for as one of the
directors of the Dry Run road.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12
Mr.. JOHN HINES. DEAD.
EXPIRED SATURDAY AT HIs HOME
ON EAST BuRKE STREET.
Had Been an Invalid for several Years
and Was Well and Fayorabiy
Known in MRrtinsburg.

Mr.. John Hines, for nearly half a
century resident of this CITY, and
well and favorably known to large
number of the old residents, died at
bis home on East Burke street Satur-
day, after long illness. Mr.. Hires
had been an invalid for the past ten
years, suffering from the rayages OF
consumption, and for three or four
years loft his home only at long in
tervals. He made long AMI deter
mined fight against the dread disease,
and lived to almost the allotted
period of man. He was aged GA years.
Mr.. Hines was formerly an employe
at the Baltimore d Ohio shops jim this
city, and worked there for MANY years
in the palmy DAYS of their activity.
He was forced to give up all active
pursuits several years ago, and has
since lived quietly at his home. He
is survived by his wife and tie follow.
ing children:
Mrs. Matte Beard, Mrs. Katie
Grove, Mr.. Howard Hines, Mr.. Ed
ward Hines, of this city, and Mrs.
Alberta Stockhausen, of Baltimore I;
also one sister, Mrs. John Cav, of
Martinsburg. The widow was for.
merly Miss Gussie Miller, daughter of
the late Professor Miller, of Jefferson
county.
The funeral was held Monday at A
O'Clock p. m. from the late residence.
Services were conducted by Rev. j..
A. Gill, pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church, lnterment in
Green Hill cemetery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12
TO Be HELD IN GRAFTON
Second District Convention viii
Meet on April II.
HONOR FOR MARTINSBURG MAN
Mr.. Charles r. Lamar VIII be Named as
Delegate to Republican National
Convention in Chicago.

The republican congressional COM
mittee for the Second district met in
Grafton Saturday night and set the
time and place for holding the noml-
mating and delegate convention, the
latter to appoint delegates from the
district to attend the NATIONAL re-
publican convention.
Every county In the district was
represented either in the person OF
the regular committeeman or by per-
sons having the authority of his legal
proxy.
Grafton was chosen as TIE place
for the convention and April IL set as
the date.
Hon. Charles II. Teter, who has
been chairman of the committee for
eight years, rendered his resignation
and it was accepted. No successor
was elected, as the new committee
WILSON be chosen and will organize.
A resolution complimentary to Mr..
Teter and expressing the determine.
ton to give him supportin the event
OF his nomination for governor, was
presented and unanimously passed.
Likewise was resolution indorslng
Senator Elkins for vice-president In
the event he is, or later becomes an
aspirant for that position.
The sentiment for Teter was said
to be practically unanimous, only
one of the members of the committee
being opposed to his candidacy. de
could have had an Endorsement had he
desired it.
The Second district republicans are
going to the league meeting in Park
ersburg on the 23rd inst. en- masse.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12
CHARLES WILSON DEAD.
WAS ONE or THE BEST KNOWN
coLoRED MEN IN THE COUNTY.
Lived Long Life Of Usefulness and
Died Respected by All Who
Knew Him.

Charles Wilson, one of the best
known and most highly respected
colored citizens Of the southern end of
Berkeley county. died at hls home
near Bunker Hill on Thursday morn
ing, March 3. of the lnfirmities of
age, fe being well along oD the sew
entities. Before the emancipation proc
lamafjon he belonged to the estate of
Mr. John BOYD, OF Bunker Hill, and
the presence OF his grave of Messrs.
John r. Boyd, j. w. Strong and j.
Thomas Stewart was fitting tribute
to bis honesty, his industry, his il,
te0rity and trustworthiness.
Rev. George II. Curry, the worthy
and capable pastor of the colored
Methodist church of Martinsburg, IN a
brief, sensible discourse, paid tribute
to Uncle Charley's exemplary conduct
aud to his ideal life, and exhorted the
Younger men of the colored race, with
larger opportunities. to emulate his
commendable career. and so merit and
receive the We'll done, thou good
and faithful servant. -
His wife and five grown children
survive William, Charles, and John,
of Sewicklev, Pa; Spencer, of the far
west, and Mrs. h1aekey, of this coun-
ty
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12
WORKMEN WILL BE RESPONSIBLE.
street When Dug Up Must be Replaced
I'm Former Condition.

The street committee of the city
council, have reached to conclusion
that when the street is dug up for the
purpose of repairing pipe or the
placing of new one, the street must
be placed in its former condition. In
the past when pipe was repai red the
street was pot properly fixed and now
the ,workmen will be fined if they do
not place it in the same condition as
they found it An ordinance in the
laws gives them the Authority to
place fine,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12
Profit by the Experience OF the
Women Whose Letters Follow

"DrAR MRS PISKHAM - Your medicine has
done so much for me l want to tell everyone now
IL absolutely cured me Three years ago, when my
dear husband was sick in his last Illness llfted
him and hurt myself. / felt the strain, then felt
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12


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falling of the womb began
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still dd not
seem able any help medicine so unstrun
the street. for fear would not
coming even
did know what would happen
suggested I take Lydia f.. Pinkham's NegetaDe
advice bought bottle 1t did me so nuc
good kept taking it, and when had taken eght
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Whenever hear of suffering tell her about my cure or
vor medicine it would help all suffering
their health
medicine MRS BERTHA HEMBE ga East
Goth St., New York, N Y
tell with and ink what GOOD
Lydia t. Vegetable Compound did for suner
lassitud ana
feeling morning feeling more t'Ieo , sa
bottles OF Lyoa ~
Vegetable began feel the buoyancy my
before so continued to use until G
heartily truly MRS ROSA ADAMS
the late General Roger Hanson " a.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12

Try Mothers -four, best for every
rrrnose At Minors, let
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-12
A SON.

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. }. Frank
Thompson, of East John street-a
son,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-17
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-17
.LOCAL POLITICS
.FORSAKE SULTAN
FOR UNCLE SAM
TWENTY-FIVE TURKS TAKE THE
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
There Were 5s1 Men of Foreign Birth
in the Lot Naturalized in Time to
Vote at the Coming Election - The
Majority Were from Scandinavian
Countries,

Hennepin county today contains 581
more voters than it did a month ago.
The primary cause of this increase is
the activity Of local politicians. The
method by which it was accomplished
is naturalization. The result, altho
uncertain, will probably be to the adj
vantage of the republican party.
Just about a month ago, or about
four weeks before the time limit for
naturalizations effective at the coming
elections, local political workers be-
gan a campaign for votes. Men of a,
dozen different nationalities began to
appear at the courthouse under the
direction of various monitors. When
the final days drew near, there was a
rush of WOuld-be citizens, and clerks,
judges and court officers worked over
time.
In taking the oath Of allegiance to
Uncle Sam, the applicants for voting
privileges had to forswear allegiance
to the rulers Of their mother coun-
tries and a survey Of the records gives
proof of the cosmopolitan nature of
the increase in the country's voting
population. The king Of Sweden and
Norway lost more subjects than all
of the other sovereignS combined, for
out of the ISL new citizens, 321 hail
from the Scandinavian peninsula. OF
the ESQ remaining, the subjects of
Great Britain, principally from
tria is the next heaviest loser, there
having been 48 of that nationality
sworn in. Germany lost 40; Russia,
%; Turkey %; Denmark, 15; Italy, 9;
Rumania, 8; and Switzerland, Greece
and the grand duchy Of Baden con-
tributed 1 each.
Party affiliations of the new citizens
are of course largely Influenced by the
men who took interest enough to have
them naturalized. On general lines,
however, it is figured that the Scandi-
navians will give good majority for
the republican party as will the Ca
nadians, the Danes and the Greeks.
On the other hand, the democrats
claim the best Of it among the Ger
mans, Austrians, Russians and Turks
and Italians.
While none of the men who have
taken their second papers during
the last month could legally vote at
| the last election, it is claimed that
many Of them did and have exercised
that right for years. Among the APP
plicants there were many who had
been in this country for more than a
| decade and several instances were re-
corded of men who had taken out
their first papers over a score of years
ago,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-17
"oUlTE so"

"A writer in Law Notes. retails some
memories of the Irish bar and gives i'm
pressions of several barristers, includine.
the late John MacMahon MacMahon's
style was painfully heavy his utterance a
little thick, and he was entirely devoid Of
humor His hearing at times was not OF
the best. and for that reason he thonebt
1t was the best policy to agree with any
remark that might be made by the judge
before whom he was appearing, even
tho he did not happen to hear what had
been said. On one occasion he was APP
pearing before master of the rolls, who
thought that MacMahon was arguing
rather elementary law for such a court as
his. You are speaking as If were q
nlers tyro in the law, Mr.. MacMahon, .
said the master of the rolls. testify. Quite
So my lord, /" said the counsel, airily, pro-
ceeding with his argument oblivious to and
regardless Of what the judge had said.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-17
Not Sea Fighters.

The defeat of both the Russian
long line of naval reverses, seems
to establish conclusively that whatever
else they may be, the Russians are
not sea fighters. The Japanese, on the
other hand, seem to be as doughty
sea fighters as they are land fighters.
battleship, as we'll as on solid land.
The Russians do not lack in bravery.
They simply have not the knack of
fighting at sea. This is knack that
seems to be given to some nations and
withheld from others.
The Franco-English wars Of several
centuries have proved the superiority
of the British as sea fighters. In all
those long years Of fighting, there are
not more than two or three French
naval victories Of importance. The
French maintain that since the intro
duction of steam and the replacement
of the old wooden men-of-war with
what are in effect great floating ma
chine shops, the conditions of naval
warfare have SO greatly changed that
the old battles, are no longer a meas
ure Of what may be accomplished in
these times. Naval battles are not
now won by boarding and hand-to-
determined by the manipulation of
machinery at a; distance Of several
miles It was thus that Togo beat the
Russian battleship squadron the other
day.
1t is probably true that mechanical
skill has more to do with victory or
defeat in modern naval warfare than
what would be called seamanship.
The Russians have never been much
of maritime nation, and nation
so backward in modern civilization,
which is so closely linked to the de-
velopment Of machinery, is not likely
to produce a great many proficient
mechanics. So we may say that Rus
STA has been beaten, at sea as on land
because Of her medievadism, her des-
potism, her bourbonism.
The duke of Wellington said that
Waterloo was won in the football
games at the English public schools
Similarly it may be said that Japan's
naval victories have been won in her
workshops. True she has not a great
many; she is not yet a great manu-
featuring nation. But as in every
other line of Japanese progress, what
has been accomplished has been well
done.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-17
PoLYeAMoUs MoNARcHs

No less than six foreign monarchies
with whom the United States and other
great Christian powers maintain diplo-
matte relations, accrediting ministers
plenipotentiary to their courts, practice
polygamy. They are the Mostem sultan
of Turkey and shah of Persia, the Bud
dhist king Of iSam, the Shintoist mikado.
the Cenfucian emperor of China and the
emperor of Corea True, the rulers Of
Japan, Siam and China have each but one
wife who figures officially as empress or
queen. But as they maintain large sera-
glios, the children born to them by the
inmates of which are recognized as legiti-
mate and as princes and princesses of the
blood, they cannot be regarded as mono
gamous
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-17

! -
In 1898 Mr.. D. NJ. Newbro Of Butte,
Mont, became interested in the study
Of hair, dandruff, badness and the
diseases of the hair and scalp. gen.
orally. He decided that somewhere
in nature there must be material for
harmless destroyer of the parasites
whose invasion Of the scalp means
first dandruff, then falling hair, then
badness.
This idea was SO firmly fixed in his
mind that he associated with himself
they set about to find out the needed
destroyer. Finally after eighteen
months Of unceasing laboratory work
and experimentation they were re-
warded by discovering what they
sought. In brief, they produced a
compound which proved to be a dan
druff germ destroyer. AS soon as they
were satisfied from experiments that
they had really perfected a solution
that would destroy the dandruff germ,
they submitted samples of it to a
number OF medical practitioners, and,
after these physicians had reported
back to them that the preparation
was certainly a specific for the dis
ease in question, they set about plac-
ing it on the market.
At this time, 1893, Mr.. Newbro was
wholesale and retail establishment at
Butte, and he was also president of
the Washoe Copper Company, which
was sold out to the Amalgamated
Copper Co. for several millions Of dol
lars. After disposing. of the copper
concern, Mr. Newbro, in consequence
Of the success Of this new prepara-
ton, also sold out his drug business,
so as to devote his entire time to Her
picide, which was the name finally
hit upon. The name is interesting;
Herpes is the Latin or Greek word for
creep" and eide means death, mean
ing death to the creeper, since the
dandruff germ, after once attacking
the scalp, gradually creeps over its
entire surface.
Immediately Herpicide was offered,
it became a phenomenal success. It
was talked about and prescribed by
physicians, it was sold by druggists,
and finally it was used by BARRIERS.
The success of Herpicide became an
endless chain proposition, since one
bottle sold two others. Although the
operations of Mr.. NeWbro in the
wholesale drug business, copper min
ing, ETC., were more or less gigantic,
it quickly became apparent to him
that Herpicide was to become busi-
ness Of national and international Inn
portance, SO he organized the Herpi-
eide Company and moved to Detroit,
Mich, where the Herpicide Co. al
present occupies a plant the size ,of
which would astonish any tonsorialist
| who does not know how universally
Herpicide is used throughout the
country.
Tt has been a splendidly advertised
product.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-17
Lessons Of the Baltimore Fire.

The general loss committee ap-
pointed by the fire insurance compan-
les to investigate and report regarding
the Baltimore fire has recently fin
ished it's work. The losses repre-
sented by the committees report ag-
gregate $37,382,426, on which there
was insurance to the amount of
$32,245,273. The amount Of insurance
actually paid was $29,O74,35S. In con-
trast with these figures it may be
noted in passing that the Chicago fire
cost the property holders $200,000.-
900, and the Boston fire $4,000, 900.
The committees report attaches the
utmost Importance to the opportunity
which the fire gave for the scientific
study of the various methods and ma
terials of modern fireproof construc-
ton. No equal opportunity for such
study was ever given before, and 1t
has been improved to the full limit.
Structural steel stands at the head of
all building materials, as shown by
the Baltimore Investigations. 1T
showed even more than was claimed
for it, and did not suffer more than a
/ 5 per cent damage. Brick also came
off with high honors, and following
after it in hre-resisting qualities are
terra Gotta, and then porous and semi
porous tile. The floor arches met all
requirements when properly built, but
girder coverings, partitions and wall
lining were ineffective owing largely
to poor construction and light mater
ial. Tile, which as a. rule was badly
constructed, was a total loss. Wire
glass windows came off with flying
colors. They were called on to with
stand a very severe test, but they were
equal to it in every instance. Speak
ing of wire glass, the committee re-
port says:
eff frames were made of metal OF
f1reproof wood Of three sashes put in
each opening, one glazed with clear
glass to be used during the day, and
the extra one with wire to be pulled
down at night, it will stop any fire..
4 SO, Notwithstanding the heavy loss.
es at Baltimore, the entire country
/ Baltimore included, is to be better in
formed regarding high grade building
materials than it was before. From
the ashes of that fire there will rise
a new and more beautiful Baltimore
a modern city, clean, sanitary, attrac.
tive in appearance, and having wide
and we'll paved streets. The old Bal
timore succeeded in spite of it's phys
ical handicaps, the new Baltimore
will more greatly succeed because o:
their removal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-17
MATCHAN URGED TO RUN
Friends Ask Him to Go After Nomi-
nation for Congress.

Monday afternoon a delegation Of
republicans waited on George. L.
Matchan, late chairman of the county
committee and now surveyor general
of logs and lumber, and asked him
to file as a candidate for congress.
Since then he has been urged by a
good many friends to get into the
game. So. far he has not given a
definite answer one way or the other,
Mr. Matchnn said to h J o-u "a
n a today:
."The proposition is rather new to
me, andSI had not given it any
thought. q My ambition was in the di-
rection Of the district bench, and I
came to the conclusion that this was
not my year, SO staid out Of that con-
test. AS to congress, have not given
that idea much consideration"
Former Congressman Fletcher was
one Of Mr.. Matchan's callers this
morning.