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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-19

126 contests the honors of the
year go to the big Frenchman.
After Lajoie comes the name Of the
unfortunate Delehanty of the Washing
ton team, who lost his life in the Nj
agara river. del" had played in 43
games, with an average of 1888. Mick"
Altrock the pitcher who won the final
game for the White Sox in the local
post-season series, is fourth on the list.
with percentage of 1888 and after him
comes Crawford of Detroit. Dougherty
of Boston. Hickman of Cleveland.
Young of Boston and willie" Keller
of New York Earl Moore of Cleve-
land, with % games won to seven lost,
heads the list of pitchers with a per-
centage of 1853 While Moore is the
leader he has but two points the bet
ter of "Cy' Young of Boston, who won
30 games and lost but nine, and Tom
Hughes of Boston has percentage of
750, winning 81 games and losing sew
en- Bernhard of Cleveland, who led the
pitchers last year, is in fourth place,
with percentage of 1877. Fielder Jones
of the Chicago White Sox leads the
outfielders with an average of 1888.
making but four errors in 1877 games,
while BILLY" Sullivan of the same
team is a close second to Jack Warner
of New York among the catchers, with
percentage of 1887.
James j. Hogan, '05. of Torrington.
Conn. has been elected captain of the
Yale eleven for next year Hogan has
played tackle for three years on the
Blue and prepared at Phillips Exeter
academy.
A decision of importance to bowlers
and bowling clubs intending to particle
pate in the national championship con-
tests of the American Bowling con-
gress at Cleveland, February S-13, has
been rendered by the executive COM
mittee. Under the Indianapolis plan
of organization 1t was supposed that all
entries would have to be affiliated with
one of the local city organizations.
This, however, is not the case. Any
club or bowler is eligible upon COM
pliance with the rules Of the congress,
but no club is entitled to any voice in
the proceedings Of the congress unless
affiliated with one of the city associa-
tons
Bobby" Walthour, for himself and
mis- team mate, Munroe. won the recent
six-day bicycle race in Madison Square
Garden. Forty yards separated Wal
thour from Leander, who was second at
the finish, being ten good yards ahead
of Floyd Krebs, behind whom came
Fisher. an Indifferent fourth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-19
suez Canal Pays Dividends.

The original cost of the Suez canal
was s95.0O0,000. Its depth was for many
years maintained at 25 feet. In 1895
it was dredged to a depth of 81 feet.
This brought its cost to little more
than 100000. 900. Its net profits aver
age ten per cent. year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-19
CITY DIRECTORY.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Open every day except Sunday from o.so
a. m. 70 1880 a. M, and from D. m. 10
5, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur--
days, s'so IA the evening from 7:3o 10 6
The hours Tor the reading room are the
same. The public are welcome, subicc
70 the rules to use the reading room
books IN the Library free of charu
Rooms Southwest corner Public SquaQ
MISS HELEN TARR, I.ibrarian.r
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-19
Canary Bird Industry.

Germany annually sends to this coun-
try 10000 canary birds, 5000 to
France, 5000 to England, and 1000 t.
Russia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-19
SPORTS AND
AT HLETICS

Alumni coaching has proved popular
among colleges Of the west of late and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-19

To Larry Lajoie, captain of the
Cleveland American league team, be-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-19

The proprietor of the beauty parlor
is veterinary surgeon of repute. The
most expensive and fashionable horses
of Philadelphia are numbered among
his clients, and whenever an aristo-
cratic wedding is to take place he can
hardly attend to the multitude Of fine
horses that are brought to him to be
FURNISHED I'D.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-03-19

dlSn SieppinBJ
again. 1t is simple matter. but 1t re-
quires good deal of patience.
among gaits, the most difficult to
teach is high stepping. This is done
sometimes with the whip and some
times with the spectacle hood. The
spectacle hood is employed in the case
of stupid horses. 1t consists of hood
with lenses covering the eyes. These
lenses makethe ground seem very near to
the horse-make it seem almost up to his
knees-and in order to advance he raises
his feet very high, for at each stride 1t
seems to him as though he were going
over a step. Wearing this hood for a
few months, he acquires the habit of
throwing his forelegs up and out, and
after the hood is taken off him he still
sticks to the housekeeping gait.
But the favorite way TO teach high
stepping is with the whip. The horse
acquires, one at a time, three move
ments or positions. First is the posi-
ton OF the leg up and stiff; second, the
leg out, up and bent at the knee; third.
the leg up and bent at the fetlock. These
three movements. which we teach with
gentle taps Of the whip. compose high
stepping, and after horse has learned
them he is a high-stepper.
The operator took out card con-
tanning the rates that are charged at his
beauty parlor. The rates were:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
.9H b CITY COUNCIL
Will DISCUSS CITY HALL AND
SAVER PLANS IN COMMITTEE.
Gas franchise Laid Over for Further Considera.
ton. Six New Street Lights. Street I'm.
provcment Contracts Awarded Routine
Business. Bills Allowed, Etc

| The most important matters before
the city Uuci. laSt nj at were the city
hall and seNcl pane, aud the application
I OF G. +. Burrows for a gas franchise. II
was decided to meet tonight as COM
mittee OF the whole, to 60 carefully over
the plans OF those two important i'm
prove' cnts. The committee in charge
OF the gas franchise suggested that the
ordinance be improved by the additions
of providing a maximum rate of charges,
the deposit OF cash forfeiture in case of
failure 10 complete the plant within a
reasonable time, and for the examina-
ton of the books for the purpose of
ascertaining the 2 per cent. OF gross
earnings, which are to be paid to the
city. This matter was also referred to
the committee of the whole
w. II. White was allowed u ,217 60, as
part payment on the new pump house.
The water committee reported correct
the water collection reports for August,
September and October.
1t was decided to erect street lights at
Fourth and North d; l. and West First !;
West Market and Michigan avenue;
West Sixth and l.; Fast Heron and
Chehalis, and Eighth and II streets, on
recommendation of the street committee.
The penalty and interest was ordered
stricken from assessment rolls for i'm
piovement Of uncompleted streets.
The monthly reports OF officers were
referred to the proper committees.
Reid & Briggs submitted detailed plans
and specifications for the city hall, and
they, together with the sewer plans,
were referred to the council as com.
mittee of the whole.
A bar license was granted the new
Crescent hotel.
Hiligoss & Ladue we're awarded the
contract for planking Third street, be.
tween and &, for $1.03 per foot.
The contract for sidewalks on East
Wishkah street was let to 5. Shryock for
Al cents per foot, for 1O.foot walks, and
"a cents for Shoot.
A bid OF Creech Bros. for piling the
city hall was referred to the committee
OF the whole.
A request Of J. B. Dabney for side
walks on II street, between Hume and
Heron, was referred to the street COM
mttoe.
The bii of Dunn, Cole & Dunn was
referred to the street committee.
The bill OF Il. p. Porter was referred
to the committee of the whole, and that
OF Il. 5. Jackson was referred back for
his authority to make survey.
The clerk was directed to advertise for
bids for 900 cords of wool, to be de.
livered at the pumping station by May
|, next.
The matter OF procuring another horse
to draw the fire engine was referred to
the committee.
The batch of bills o. X d by the
finance committee, were allowed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
BRIEF VI ENTION.

the Royal
Water collections ior Octobaramounted
70 10 o4e1O
s r.;s
''0'''
'''''''
Ernest hioch went 70 ior'laho LUIS
day on pus'He-s'
l.. l.. Maley IS quite Ill with COM
plant OF '"e N.-''''.
William Irvine returned last night
from his Eas' ern trip
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Ferief last night.
A. j. IVES. returned from a business
trip to Portland Tuesday.
Hunters are bedding large numbers
of wild geese for sale this week.
Chest Protectors and Channels Vests
so cts to So 80 at Evans Drug Co. tt
For REYr-Dwellirg house in East
Aberdeen. Apply at cA'y iio'"iy'
A babv boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Smith Yesterday afternoon.
rho poo;fo Transfer 70 makes bao.
oaoe Transferring a specially, Call up
Eel. Al. tt
Mrs. P. F. Clark has been confined to
the house for several days, with severe
cold.
William Farley was down from Elma
Tuesday and returned to his home yes
John S. Creech was a passenger on
Yesterday mornings train for Sound
cities.
Mrs. Robert Kaufman was discharged
from the A berdeen General hospital
Tuesday.
Mrs. r. w. Bryan was discharged
from the Aberdeen General hospital
Yesterday.
Miss Hilda Mjkkanen entered the
Ahordoo,, e,arero, bosn;tal for treatment
''. , ''>
:. -. a
,othe~ ' hrvsho .' ms, receiyed Evans
Drug Co. If
Rev. G.. McDermoth is giving special
,,o.,,.o, !, +,o Cono,eeational chnrcb
.oo g
-, Az. 1;anos;r,, 80 .
A-'l'"' 10 :" Wv.
Mil,
rll'y TWO geese ""s 'i'o i'"'''0' -''I -
Larklns brought Yesterday as tue result
OF MS trip 'o Norm "e"'i''
The truck and draymeh OF Aoeroeeh
have formed an ASSOCIATION, lor the pur'
pose VI regulating '''o'''
Deputy Sheriff Ed, Payette had bust.
ness in town Tuesday. He returned to
the county seat Yesterday.
Tho hroo,,in, Of q nrllov caused the
.,o.;. ,o,,, - u,o Andorsor g. Middle,
ton mill Yesterday morning.
uao.;no s.ovos oil l,rds Stove
boards, coal hods, andirons, ETC., al
Griggs' 4O4 Heron street. tt
The city council meets tonight as "a
committee of the whole, to consider the
city hall and sewer plans.
For Rent--An eight-ioo m dwelling IN
Soutn ADerueeh. INQUIRE Vi ME- W.
pros;dont Roosevelt has issued his
proclamation, for THANKSGIVING. or
Tbursdav November "a.
E;no o.Sor,rert If Hair Finishes
Clothes FINISHES Rath Brushes and Shot
Rrn.has Of Evans Drng 20. If
Mr.. and Mrs. Fogel and daughter left
on this mornings train for Centrala and
other towns in Lewis county.
New ooods arrivinc everv day from
San Francisco, New York, and Chicago
at Blades Millinery Iarlors.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

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Gral news twice a week. in the He Il.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

The matter OF procuring another horse
to draw the fire engine was referred to
the committee.
The batch of bills O. KID by the
finance committee, were allowed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-09

tien' eropk on whi>key until the dan
lrr!, past. Medical men have tried
all manner Of substitutes, but come
back to the original method.
The sucking, of course, is to get
out as much poison as possible; the
cauterlzation prevent local infection,
and the whiskey keeps The heart
going in its task Of clearing up the
blood. Strychnine, which il a power
full heart stimulant, has been tried as
substitute, but with rather unsatis-
factory results. There is the dan
ger of OVERRIDING it and adding strych-
niue poison to the patient troubles.
Then, again, whiskey, while it
stimulates the heart, also deadens
the brain. That helps the patient to
bear the terrible pain of snake bite at
time when ordinary anaesthetics
would be dangerous.
So the old, un!utored doctor of the
backwoods has beaten modern science
in two couats.-New York Sun.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-09
Giant Engine Here.

One Of the largest engines ever seen
in this part of the county and in fact
as large as are made for ordinary use,
passed through this city yesterday
on its way to the Birmingham division
of the Southern Railway. whore it
will be used in the heavy coal and
iron hauling in the mountains OF Ale
bams.
The monster was in charge Of F. V.
Pima. one of the travelling machiniste
Of the Baldwin Locomotive Works
Of Philadelphia, but it was not
travelling under it's own steam. The
smokestack, sand dome and other
fixtures On the top OF the boiler had
to be removed and Grated and placed
on the tender, because they were
too high TO pass under some OF the
bridges on railroads leading out Of
Philadelphia. These will be placed
when the locomotive reaches Birm-
ingham, when it will be delivered to
the Seashern Railway authorities.
Mr. Pina oays that freqnoaeay large
locomotives OF this type have 60 go
hundreds Of miles out Of their way
in order to reach their destination
because Of the size and weight. In
fact, most Of the engines used on the
main lire CT the Southern exoesd
those of other roads and many bridges
elsewhere would, not be able TO support
them. The reason Of this, he said,
! was because of the mountainous couu-
try through which the line passed.
The men sent out to guard the
big locomotives until they are de-
livered to the railroad people are
among the best nachinists in the
! Baldwin works. They never let the
4 machine entrusted to their care get
= out of sight and eas and sleep in the
cab, which is their horo during the
trip. Only month ago Dir. Pin
! returned from Mexico where he took q
locomotive. During his trip he spent
6fty-two days on the road and lived
in the cab Of the locomotive.
The locomotive which passed
through yesterday, was No. 665. It
is one Of six Of the same type which
the Southern is sending TO Bisming-
ham. It is capable Of developing 200
pounds of steam pressure and weighe
40 tons.-Greenville News.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-09
About T@asdoes.

To the Editor Of The News and
Courier: Now that the torpedo has
become an important arm Of service
and in efficiency is superior to any
other machine of modern warfare, it is
natural to wish to know the inventor,
and it is surprising to see the number
OF Mahomets that arise and pretend to
be the true and only prophet. These
are men that usually had no connec-
tion with the torpedo corps and really
know little about it.
The original inventor of the marine
torpedo is Gen. G. j. Rains, Of the
Confederate army. He organized the
torpedo corps and was at its head the
entire war. All success in that re-
spect is due entirely to him. The
records of the late Confederaoy,
''The Rise and the Fall of the Con-
federate Government, by Jefferson
Davis" aud tho survivors Of the torpe.
do corps will s,i attest the truth Of
this assertion.
The history Of the torpedo corps is
unite interesting. Soon after the fall
Of New Orleans by the Federal fleet,
Mr.. Davis sent for Gen. Rains aud
asked II he could not cont.ive some
means to prevent the euemy's feet
from passing our batteries. (While
an officer Of che old army, as far back
as 1895, Gen Rains hsd invented .
torpedo that was known to Mr.. Davis }
He replied that he would try, and,
opposite Drewry's Bluff, on James
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-09
HE Ra.lltsnahe's Bile

~" ani thrn scleuce cJntrn~
IA" Of IL" oil wife medical super
-ti'ions Of the backwoods. For in
stance. the "yarb" doctor aud old wo :
men Of rattlcsnakc regions say that
when man gets over ra.t!esnakc
bite he has trouble in the wound
every year aftcrward.
Pathologists and PSYCHOLOGISTS who
have studied snake poisons agree
that this is true, only the trouble
cocsn't occur every year. 1t hap
pens whenever the system gets out of
order.
The explanation is simple. Snake
polsion has the effect of destroying
tissue. OF course it has the strongest
effect in and about the wound where
the poison, in its course through the
veins, has not yet been diluted by the
blood.
Ever afterward that is weak point
10 the system. Any little disturbance
in the blood tends to break out at
that point of the wound.
When this happens the old wives
gay that it is the poison working. 1t
is not, of course. 1t is only the ex-
cess poison of the body working in
the weak spot.
There was case of this kind with
g rather unusual history in the Colo-
rado hospital few years ago. The
patient was scout who had helped
the army make way for civilization in
the Rockies.
! The Utes, Arapahoes and other In
dians Of that region were mostly un-
supplied with guns in those days, bat
they had most effective kind Of pois-
oned arrow. They would catch o
bunch Of rattlesuakes snd taking o
fresh buffalo liver would make the
serpents strike in it until the poison
glands were exhausted and the meat
reked with venom.
After that they would leave the
liver in the sun until it became putrid.
Into this mess they weuld dip their
war arrows. It made nasty poison.
With such an arrow the scout was
struck in the leg. 1t carried, Of
course, not only snake venom, but all
J kinds OF possibilities of blood poison
ing. By good luck first rate army
surgeon was at hand. He saved the
scouts life.
This happened in the spring. Every
spring after that the mans leg would
break out with sores and boils and
sundry other Affections. It looked Of
though the case were proved for the
witch doctors.
The physicians went into the life
history of the patient and found chat,
long before he stopped the poisoned
arrow he had been afflicted With o
breaking out every spring. He was
one Of those people who load up on
the animal diet all winter and need q
cleaning out when the season breaks.
It had merely settled in the weak
spot. Next year he attended to his
liver early and had no further trou-
bic.
! IN the treatm ent OF rattlesnske
5itss the rough and ready physicians
OF the baokwoods scored again on the
modern scientist. In spite of analysis
and laborous experiments and govern
ment prizes, the treatment discovered
BY the pioneers when New York was
wilderness 10 still standard.
Cat the wound, suck it out, burn CT
| osutari4a tha annk and keen tha m.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-09

The Journal and Review OF
Aiken, says: "Mr. G. NJ. Taylor,
whe is farming on the Casham place,
few miles below Aiken, evidently
has the finest crop wo have heard OF
so far. Mr. Taylor has planted 24O
acres In cotton, and has gathered 80
far 23b bales and says he expects to
gather in all 260 to 270 bales, while
his neighbors say he will get 300
bnles.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-09

New Orleans Times Democrat.

In the wards Of the wounded officers
saw many interesting cases, and Lad
several notable Conversations. Oae
splendid fellow, colonel, with a
strong, rurgcl face, Save n an az
count o! the battle III vAlch he was
wounded and With gcnuine lridc
showed ne li- sword, he metal cab
bard Of which had been pierced By
tussian bullet. The first ball passed
entirely through his body and then
through the scabbard, grazing the
blade Of his sword 1t was picture
that impressed me deeply, the express
sion Of that brave mans face as he
Looked upon the mute evidence OF his
own hcroisrn in the wound Of his trusty
sword. Through all the years that
SCARED soabbaqd will be his dearest
posessssaQ, and to his children it
will be beluaaaAed vith patriotic
blessing.
Another eeldicY showed me his can
teen, fla,tcned eus Of shape by Rus
sian rife ball, bvs whioh had saved
his life. He said that by some strange
good fortune he had huFriedly. thrust
the canteen in the left pocket OF his
jacket. lte presence there prevented
the ball from piercing his heart
With gentle and reverent touch he
handled the battered canteen as the
friend that preserved him from
death.
Another brave young fellow, a
Christine officer and exceptionally veil
educated, had lost leg. Tho sur
geons worked heroically to save the
limb, but at last had to remove it in
order to save his lie. He spoke
English 1ucntly, and seemed almost
overjoyed as the visit Of Christian
friends. The story Of another young
usn was told me who had received
twenty Russian bayonet thrusts in
his body. One or two penetrated lis
lungs. After varying battle for
life he was convalescent. And scores
Of other stories might be relsted, all
accentuating and confirming the Japa-
nese word wide reputation for fearless
heroism and undaunted devotion to
country.
DIR. ANITA MCGEE.
It was a great pleasure to meet Dr..
Anita MEG ee, Of Washington, and the
/ noble young Red Cross women who
accompanied him to this country at
the outbreak OF the war. Their con
ing has been generously and univers-
ally appreciated by the Japanese.
They regard it as signal assurance OF
Americas sympathy. ( saw these
young women in the wards at work
among their patients, and it made my
American heart beat with pride to see
one bending over ane- -laohieg young
Japanese soldier dressing his wound,
and another bathing the feveEed body
Of q heroic sufferer. Their lsborious
and unstinted service has made great
impression Gu the whole Sapanese na.
tion. I am sorry that in esw weeks
they will be compelled to return to
America.
1t is difficult to see how these emer.
gency hospitals could be much I'm
proved. AS proof of their efficiency q
very small percent of the vsanded
brought hers fail to recover. Theae
little brown felleas are certainly o
happy lot, in spite OF their wounds. I
never saw seoal u1oo single face
or heard complaining word. They
are proud of the wounds they bear and
are impatient to get back to the
| front.
Charles B. Galloway.