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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
SENATOR DAVIS DENIES 1T.
sAysKunoR Of HIs APPROACHING
MARRIAGES IS UsFoUsDED
snters an Esnphatie Denial Of the ne
port Of an Engagemsnt-Roman
Back Of the stery.
Back Of the stery.

Back Of the stery
A special dispatch from Bedford
Pa, where Senator Henry g. Davis
Is stopping. SAYS:
Senator Davis emphatically denies
tie report in papers that he IS to
marry the widow Of DR. John Rev
nolds. Of Shepherdstowp, W. Va The
senator has been receiving teleerams
of copgratul alton all day aud Is very
indignant. He saws there is not word
of truth in it.
The senator. as is his custom. arose
early Wednesday morning and ltook
quite a WALK before breakfast. After
conference with his private secretary
he spent some time with Judge Gray
AMI several other friends in the lobby
of the hotel. later joining his daugh-
ter and grandchildren on the hotel
yeranda
IL could be plainly seen that the
senator was very much disturbed by
the reports coming from Shepherds
town, w. Va.
The statement also comes from
Shepherdstown that Tues lay MIS-
Katharine Reynolds made an emphatic
denial of the report Of her engage
ment to former Senator Henry u.
Davis. She said there was no founda-
ton for the report and was indignant
that such statements were published
ROMANTIC STORY.
There is an interesting story in con-
nection with the rumor of the an.
preaching wedding. MANY wears ago.
when Hern1y g. Davis was brake
man on the Baltimore & Ohio rail.
road, ne became sutton for the maud
of Miss Katharine Cushwa. whose
family was one of the most prominent
in Washington county, Md.
Miss Cushwa was pronounced
beauty aud was the acknowledged
! belle in tl e section in which she lived.
Her family being an aristocraic one,
she became the leader in the exclusive
set, and az oil social gatherings Miss
Cushwa's society was sought after bv
the young gallants of Maryland and
West Virginia.
She and young Davis met for the
first time at dance at country house,
and frequently thereafter he became
her escort. The friendship thus begun
speedily ripened into love. DAVIS
proposed and the Young woman was
willing, but her parents could not
reconcile themselves to the idea OF
their beautiful and accomplished
daughter marrying poor railroad
brakeman, and the young man was
sent on his way with saddened heart.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
High Grade Anthracite.

The heating power of coal is meas
sred by the amount OF carbon contained
In a ton or pound. Anthracite coal
Is found in many countries, but 1t is
only in the United States and in Eng
land that the article is high grade
92 per cent or better. Even our coal
differs widely in its constitutional ele-
ments. One kind holds more ash than
another. Still another variety holds
more clinkers. in spite OF repeated burn
ings The best coal leaves no clinkers
aud makes very little ash.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
CAPT. DlcKlNS PROMOTED.
Well-Known Naval Officer Is Appoint
ed Rear Admiral by Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Washington ID. c. Special.

Capt. Francis w. Dickins, command
ant of the navy yard, League Island
Pa, has been appointed rear admiral
in the navy to fill the vacancy caused
by the retirement OF Rear Admiral j. j.
Read. chairman of the lighthouse board.
Admiral Dickins is especially well
known to the people of Washington
through his long residence in that city.
having been assistant chief of the bu-
reau of navigation for several years
under a former regime. Born in New
York, he was appointed to the navy
from Connecticut in September. 1861
and served creditably throughout the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30

The annual Harvest Home" will be
held by the members of Mt Wesley
Methodist Episcopal church on Thurs
day August 4, in the woods of George
w. ID. Folk, near Swan Pond. DIM
ner, supper and refreshments will be
served. Proceeds for benefit of the
Scrabble church.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
examining Oysters for Pearls.

Oysters are examined by X-rays for
pearls by Raphael Dubois, French in
vest!gator. The oysters are not in
tured, and those containing pearls too
small to be of value are returned alive
for further growth
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
Raising Cotton in Africa

The high quality of cotton raised in
Togo. German Southwest Africa. last
year has been the subject OF general
comment in the cotton world.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
lands MILLER.

Miss Norma Nav Lands and Mr..
Frasier Lee Miller. both of near Fall.
ing Waters, were quietly married at
the parsonage of the United Brethren
church Wednesday at AS D. m. in the
presence of few friends. The cere-
monv was performed by Rev. j. d.
Donovan They will reside in the
county.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
WRIST BADLY WReNCHE0.


Mr.. T.. ". Owens Met With Accident at
Ridgewsy, This County.
Mr. Edward W. Owens, an employee
of Mr.. John A. Speck. of Ridgeway,
this county, met with a very painful
accident few days ago, when he was
thrown from wagon. Mr.. Owens
and his son had Just finished loading
in the field. and were getting abroad,
when the horses gave sudden jerk,
throwing Mr.. Owens backward to the
ground He fell on his right arm and
his wrist was badly fractured besides
other injuries. DIR. G. W. Swimlev,
of Bunker Hill, reduced the fracture.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
MANY CANDIDATES.
Young Doctors Want to Practice Medi-
etue In This state.

The state board Of health, which
has just finished one of the three an
nual meetings at Charleston, exam
ined l04 applicants who want to prac-
tice in West Virginia This is the
largest class in the history of the state,
Among the applicants were two
women. one a colored girl whose
home is in Washington, ID. c., but
who says sht is coming to West Vir-
GINA to practice il she passed the ex-
animation. The examiners say she
seems unusually bright and they ex.
pecs her to get through successfully.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30

Gallant Naval Officer Whose Promo ion
Has Just Been Published)
war of the rebellion and the Span
ish war
During his long naval service he ha,
spent nearly Is years in cruising in
different parts of the world He reached
the grade of captain in July, 1898, and
since then has held high commands and
rendered important service. Before his
assignment to the League Island navy
yard he was in command of the navy
yard at Pensacola
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
rha Insect Bell Of Ianan.

A natural curiosity of Japan is the in
sect bell" 1t is black beetle, which
emits harmonious sounds like those Of
o little silver bell
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
EDMoNs TON SPRINKLE.

Miss Pearl Sprinkle, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John SDrinkle, of this
county, and MIR. Guy F. Edmonston,
of Brunswick, were r. he principals in
a quiet wedding at the.parsonaRe of
Triniv Methodist Episcopal church
Saturday afternoon The ceremony
was performed bv Rev. @. d. Harris.
Only % few friends witnessed the cere.
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Edmonston will
reside in Brunswick, where the groom
is employed as clerk for the yard
master of the Baltimore & Ohio at
that place.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30

tver n.I n Me.Aco mas u puolic
'a.nhouss.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-07-30
JULY WEDDINGS.
MISS BESSIE aUFF BECO N Es BRIDE
OF Mr. y. "a. MILLS
Were Married at Home of the Groom'a
Brother Tuesday-Other Weddings
That Occurred in This CITY.

Miss Bessie Haff, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Huff. aud Mr.. James
III. Mills. othresidents of this county,
were married at the residence of the
groom's brother on North Queen street
Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. The
ceremony was performed in the pres.
ence of few near relatives and
friends by Rev @. d. Harris. pastor of
Trinity Methodist1Episcopal church.
They will reside in the county, where
the groom is engaged in farming.
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
TOBACCO LEAVES.
The First Europeans who Saw Them
Used For Smoking.

The First Europeans Who saw Them
Used For Smoking.
The first Europeans who saw tobacco
smoked were two men whom Columbus
dispatched on an embassy immediate
ly after the discovery of the island Of
Cuba. The names Of these ENJOYS,
worthy Of memory by the smoker, were
Roderigo de Jerez and Luis de Torres,
the latter a Christianized jew of spe-
clal proficiency in Arabic and Hebrew.
Six days were allowed to these two
WORTHLESS in which to accomplish their
mission, but after penetrating inland
for some twelve leagues and stopping
at a village Of a thousand inhabitants
they rejoined Columbus on Nov. @. 1892
and recounted the several wonders
which had fallen under their notice.
IL was on their way back to the
Spanish caravels. accompanied by
three natives, that they first saw smok-
ing practiced. Several of the aborigines
were making use Of dried tobacco
leaves. which they formed into long
roll, lighted and put In their mouths
swallowing and putting out the smoke
These primitive and gigantic cigars the
natives called tabacos. 4 name since
transferred from its original application
to the plant itself.
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
FIRE FIGHTING
AT WORLDS FAIR
TWELVE HUNDRED WATER PLUGS IRE
DISTRIBUTED THROUGH GREAT EX-
HIBIT PALACES AND GROUNDS

ST. Louis. Mo. April i4.-Fire fighting
has been reduced TO a science in a model
system Installed for the protection OF the
great exhibit palaces and their contents at
the Worlds Fair. Tests have demonstrat-
cd the efficiency OF the water supply and
splendid organization OF nre-hghting
forces.
Before n body OF insurance representa-
tives a signal was given which turned out
upon the exposition avenues The dozen
companies constantly on guard over the
Worlds Fair. Hardly had the lever Of the
alarm box been relased before the clang-
ing Of bells and clattor Of hoofs were
heard and in two and one-half minutes
blue uniformed men, dragging snow
white hose, were playing streams Of water
875 Feet into the lagoons.
Great Pressure.
with a pressure Of lis pounds to the
square inch. and capacity for increasing
this by one-half, each Of the hose-rigged
hydrants distributed over the grounds on
the roofs and through the buildings is in
itself the equivalent of fire engine. The
facilities being at hand, tho presence Of
experienced hremen only is needed TO
stay the progress q flames and as the
men are relieved Of a greater part Of their
burden with the lndonment OF the
hose reel. quicker response Is possible.
Twenty-four miles OF water mains, test
ed to 800 pound pressure. are distributed
In tine exposition district. These are fed
from the city mains, fourteen great pumps
supplying the additional pressure. Should
the city supply at any time be inadequate
the exposition pumps would tap the re-
serve store OF 100000 gallons in Laguna
dc Bay, the largest of iagoons or land
scape waterways, with which they are
connected by a 2i-inch gravity pipe.
Along this line OF mains. entering every
section OF the grounds are the hydrant.
and fire plugs. each capable Of supplying
from one to four streams. Beside the larg,
buildings standplpes have been built an,
from their tops deck turrets have com
mand Of the roofs. Inside fire plugs arr
at frequent intervals and automatic
sprinklers arc arranged so that heat viii
put them I'm action by the melting o.
fusib,e metal plugs.
For every $500 square feet of space il
the buildings there is I'm addition to tn
fire hose and sprinklers a six-gallon Bah
cock fire oNunguisher and tank. Mel
whose business II Is TO watch for an out
break Of fire are constantly on hand Il
use the emergency equipment pending ar
) rival Of the hremen.
Tho Transportation building hns GS
fire plugs. turrets and "a hydramts. Tn
13 other great exhibit palaces are equall
well provided.
Festival Hall. the lowering structur
that crowns the main picture Of IN
Worlds FAR is equipped with standpipe
as are also the restaurant pavilions a
, either end OF the Colonnade OF States
= Fire plugs and hydrants are literally dis
tributed through the east and west wing
|. of the Palace Of Fine Arts directly sout
r of Festival Hall. The main structure {
the art group Is fire proof. In simlla
2 manner as other exhibit palaces the Fol
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
Sudden Awakening.

That It is bad for the heart to be
walked up suddenly in the morning is
the contention of n certain writer,
who bases his opinion on the fact that
to be suddenly awakened from sound
sleep sends a great rush Of blood to
the heart, thus overtaxing and strain
ing it. People whose business necessi-
tates their being awakened early have
long suspected the practice Of being
an evil one and have tried to rid them
selves of 1t. But heretofore they have
had no better reason for wishing to
continue to lie in bed than that they
found II inconvenient OF unpleasant to
rise early. Evidently they have right
on their side It is an unhygienic
practice this being walked up at un-
earthly hours in the dusk Of the early
morning. 1t is bad for the heart
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
RENEWING THE BODY.
The Way Man IL Constantly Dcini
MADE over and over.

The Way Man IH Constantly BEING
MADE over and over.
It takes but four weeks to completely
renew the human epidermis. You have
new eyeiashes every FIVE months. you
shed your finger nails in about the
same period, and the nails OF your toes
are entirely renewed annually. The
white OF the eye, knoYn as the cornea,
is In q continual state Of renewal, be
ing kept clear and clean by the soft
friction OF the eyelids. These are few
manifestations Of the restorative pow
ers retained by man. who Is less fortu-
nate than the lower animals.
Crabs can grow fresh limbs; the snail
can renew even a large portion OF Its
head; with eyes and feelers lizards do
not worry about the loss Of tail. and
II you nuke cut in the caudal ap-
pendage OF some Of these last men
toned creatures they will grow another
tail straightway and rejoice in the pos
session of two.
But man still possesses the wonderful
restorative little cells which scientific
men call leucocytes. They are always
coursing through the body TO renew
and TO defend the body from its enc
mics. the harmful bacteria Of various
maladies. These cells generate anti
toxins to kill our enemies. They dc
battle for us in hundreds Of ways, anC
yet the majority Of US know nothing oi
these great services rendered by ou
tiny friends inside.
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
Name. OF Animals.

The names for the camel are varl-
ous, but the Oldest seems to be gam
nj. or the 'beast with the hump,
which has been thought TO be a loan
word from Semitic speech. but which
has no true Semitic derivation. An
other loan word Is the name alb. or
hab, for the elephant, which occurs
in Tamil, in Sanskrit, in Egyptian and
in Semitic speech, but which was prob
ably invented IN or near India. The
names for the horse are all very vari-
Gus, agreeing only in their derivation
from roots meaning Ito run" or Ito
be speedy" The tanning OF the horse
seems only TO have occurred in time
OF early civilization, long after the
( separation Of the various Asiatic
stocks Scottish Review.
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
WILD LEE OBSERVATION.
Most OF IL see Either More or Less
Than the Truth.

Most OF us see Either More or Les"
Than the Truth.
Good observers are probably about as
rnre MS good poets Accurate seeing,
an eve tllat takes in the whole truth
and nothing but the truth-how rare
indeed II isl So few persons know or
can tell exactly what they see; so few
persons can draw right inference
from an observed fact; so few persons
can keep from reading their own
thoughts and preconcepuons into what
they see. only q person with the scien-
tldc habit OF mind can be trusted TO
report things as they are. Most of us
in observing the Wild life about us see
more or see less Of the truth. We see
less when our minds are dull or preoc-
cupied or blunted by want Of interest
This IS true Of most country people.
We see more when we read the lives Of
the wild creatures about rs in the light
OF our human experience and impute
TO the birds and beasts human motives
aud methods. This is too often true Of
the eager city man or woman who sal
lies out into the country TO study ma
turc
The tendencyy 10 sentimentalize ma
ture has in our time largely taken the
place Of the old tendency to demonizc
and splritize. 1t is anthropomorphism
in another form. less fraught with evil
to us, but equally in the way Of q
clear understanding Of the life about
us.-John Burroughs in Century.
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
plano rest For Engines.

Pointing to piano that was stand
ing I'm the locomotive roundhouse Of the
Missouri Pacific railroad near Kansas
City, an English visitor remarked, "Ah,
/ sec your road supplies you with mu-
slcal entertainment"
Guess not" replied the foreman.
.That piano is for testing the engines =
The Englishman thought it a Joke,
says writer In the Worlds Work, but
when uniformed pianist struck a note
which harmonized with the noise Of VI
bration in each part of the locomotive
as It was tested he understood that
there could be no flaws or cracks In
the engine. He was informed that If
the noise Of the locomotive made dis.
cord with the musical note the locomo-
tive would be thus proved defective.
The method has been discovered to be
more accurate than the old way OF
hammering each part
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
RED LETTER DAYS.
The origin of Thus Designating Not
able Occasions.

The Origin OF Thus Designating Not
able Occasions.
The origin of red letter day" has
been traced back to the third century.
Gregory, bishop Of C@sarea. jealous
for the conversion of pagans, founo
them unwilling 10 give up their custom
ary recreatlons at the festivals of their
gods, so, taking a leaf out Of theii
book, he instituted festivals in homo
Of saints and martyrs.
This example soon led to the institu-
tion OF holy days, now corrupted into
holidays. In old almanacs all sucl
holy days were set forth in red ink
the rest being in black; hence the tern
red letter day" for any notable occa.
sion.
Others say that the origin Of the ex
preston is much more recent and is
due to the fact that saints day. the
9th of November, the kings birthday
and accession and King Charles day
were similarly marked off in red as
holidays for the Bank Of England, evi
IDENTIFY in the times of the later Stuarts
London Telegraph.
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
RUSSIAN WEDDINGS.
Tho Part the Bride's brother Play"
In the Ceremony.

Tho Part the brides Drothcr Plays
In the Ceremony.
In no country in the world, says the
author Of "voolngs and Weddings In
Many Cl.mes." Is the tie between broth
or and sister closer than Il is In Rus
sia. The brother is regarded as her
guardian equally with the father ana
as her protector even moro.
In many districts when the groom
comes TO claim his bride her brother
places himself beside her and with
stout stavc or drawn sword prevents
The croom's approach. The twain OF.
ten engage in much poetical barter, Ia
which the bade incites-her brother to
cxtort goodiy price for herself, her
veil and her beauty.
Upon the wedding day the groom
comes to her parents house ana claims
his bride. Then there Is touching lit
tie bit Of ceremony, one Of those pretty
human comedies which are called emp
ty shows and forms" but are written
In warm tender emotions.
The maiden kneels before her parents
and asks them TO pardon her for ans
and every onense toward them OF
which she may ever have been guilty
They hft her up and kiss her. then thel
together offer her bread and salt, whicl
signifies that while they live they vii
not see her lack the necessaries OF life
When she leaves the house its doc
is left open to signify that she may re
turn when she will, that her girlhood'
home is still hers.
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
lheSpOrtin8 World
SPORTING NOTES

II is likely that Benny Yanger and
Young Mowast Will be matched TO meet
before the Waveriey Club, Of Chicago, In
the near future.
Harry Lyons. tho Baltimore coiored
feather-weight. has taken mp boxing
again. lie Is 20 box Tommy DAILY az the
Eureka Athletic Club, Baltimore, on Fri
day right.
Jockey IIoar, who went 10 Warsaw,
Poland. to ride this year, has written to
friends In this country that he expects
10 have a most successful season abroad.
Joe Walcotts next battle viii be with
Billy Woods in san Francisco. The date
arranged for the battle ls April 10. Woods
Is considered one Of the best men Of his
weight on the coast. and has been trying
10 get a match with Walcott for about
six moaths.
AZ Baltimore. Md, on Monday night
shad Link. Of that city. defeated Richard
Davis young Sandow), OF Washington
lin a cafch-aa-catch-can wrestling match.
Link gained two falls in l5is and 3% min.
utes, respectively. Leo Pardello. OF New
York. was booked 30 wrestle Link, bu'
failed TO appear.
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
MOUNTAINS IN JAPAN.
they Rival In Panorama the Scenery
OF switzerland.

They Rival In Panorama the Scenery
OF switzerland.
On every side of us, from our feet
to the golden distance far away, the
world stretched mountains, peak upon
peak as thick as junks in Chinese
harbor and range beyond range mex
haustible. No sounds of mortal life
came up inside the rock while the
river. gentian blue, wound silent in
transparent pools below. The pano-
rama in Japan on splendid summer
day is impossible to describe to an
English reader who has not been in
the east, for such a one will read be-
tween the lines the local color in which
he was bred instead of the wholly diff
ferent atmosphere that heightens the
charm of the picture there, the bril-
liant luminous air which invests our
eve with telescope power and brings
the whole landscape to our feet, while
a soft suspicion of silky haze seems
TO float a halo round each foliage hid
den hill. Switzerland. too, is noun
tain world, but small compared with
this, the entire content from Inns
bruck to Geneva only one-f0urth the
length OF. this single island Of Japan
a thousand miles of continuous ro
nance And the quality Of the sun.
shine is what separates by very wide
gulf a summers day in these latitudes
from one in more northerly Europe
Ernest Foxwell in Cornhill.
Evening journal., 1904-04-14
POWERS FIRST A. A. MAN
TO REPORT FOR DUTY
"Rube" Faulkner Will Not
Play on Local Team This
Season

oliver Faulkner Will not play with
the Wilmington A. A. this season, all
though he signed a contract. He will
play with Rochester. The manager OF
that team went to his home at Hartley
and offered him extra Inducements and
he has reported 70 that city.
Powers is the FIRST member Of the a.
AS TO report for duty. He arrived az
the Hotel wilmington last night and
was greeted by many friends He says
he feels in the best condition and Is
anxious to begin practice.
Jess Frysniger ran over from Trenton
last night for few hours 20 confer
with the management lie says the
saturday attractions az South Side
Parry will be particularly strong and
claims he has team that will make the
best OF them hustle. on Sunday night
he will come here TO remain for the sea-
son.