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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-01

The county court during its last
meeting, passed 1854 orders. which
will amount to several thousand
dollars. 1t is not possible, without a
great deal of labor, TO find out the
exact amount of these county orders.
The court adjourned and the resident
commissioner left for the shore,
where he enjoyed several days recrea-
ton, after the arduous duties of the
recent term. During It's absence. the
people of the county came TO the city
to get their order for the amount due
them by the county. in order that
they might present it to tie sheriff
aud have il credited against their
taxes, or if they were not owing the
sheriff, then to have the order cashed.
Much to their chaRrin, they found
that none of these orders had been
signed and in consequence were of no
value These persons, some of whom
had travelled many miles, returned to
their homes disappointed, aud with
anything but kind thoughts of those
who preside over the affairs of the
county Why these orders were not
signed, is not stated According to
the settlement of the sheriff with the
| court at this term, there remains due
the county from that official something
over 500. Can the sheriff paw orders
amounting to several thousand dollars
when lie owes the county consider
able less than a thousand dollars
Add to the bills passed at this session
of the court, 81, 100 interest on bond
ed Indebtedness, due July /. the
salaries of the county officers due at
the next term, besides the amounts
due the Justices of the peace, con.
sta lies, aud all court exrenses up tc
the first OF September. and you viii
have something less than $500. II
meet these expenses, the county LAT
due from the sheriff the sun of 500
How is the court to paw its debts?
From The Evening World.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-01

How could Mart Payne be expected
TO count the chickens, catch them,
weigh them, and look at their teeth,
and get through with his tax books In
time to let the light in on the county
court2
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-01

County court grouping in the dark?
Well we should say so. Levy No. /,
30 cents on the hundred dollars; levy
No. 2, 46 cents; levy No. 3, look for
later reports.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-01
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK (?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know Of the wonderful
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-01

Entered a, the Post once Of Mardaseug, W, Va
econd class mail matter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-01
MEAN TRICK ON BACKGROUNDS

Safe Blowers Sprinkled Post-office
Floor With Cayenne Pepper.
Burglars blew open tie safe at the
postoffice at West Union. W. Va.
early Monday morning. and secured
$50 in money. $500 in stamps. and
several registered letters, contents
and value unknown.
The burglars sprinkled the floor
with CAYENNE pepper to avoid being
tracked by bloodhonnds. This they
did also when they robbed the post
office at Craigmore. W. Va, last
week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-01

Highest cash price paid for wool,
Blondel building, Luther Miller's old
stand.
GRAY Silver.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-01

During the campaig of last fall,
The Evening World endea' ored to
show that the tax lsws passed by the
legislature would tend to decrease the
taxes in this county and prove bene-
fit to the taxpayers. The county
court by its recent action, 10 reducing
the levy. shows that the taxes will he
less than under tie previous system.
II the new laws are strictly adhered
to, the taxes of the people of Berke-
lev county will be reduced consider
ably. The lazy this year is set at 46
cents, A cents less than the levy last
year. Some doubter will suggest that
the assessment is greater. 1t may be
that the valuation is gretter this wear
than it was last. and yet you will pay
no mole taxes than you did last year.
Ten per cent may be added to the
va,ue of your property by the asses
sor, and yet you will not pay any
more taxes this year. under the new
law, than you did last ye r, when
your property was assessed at a lover
value Besides this decrease in the
county levy, thee comes off the state
tax II cents on each 800 valuation,
making net reduction of from IL to
10 cents on the hundred dollars. ae-
cordiug to whether or not the court
is allowed to levy the extra 2 cents, to
defray some out7tanding Indebtedness.
The advantages of the working of the
new law will be shown in this paper,
from time to time, as the developments
warrant From The Evening World.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-07-01

offer in this paper and
send your address to
DR.. Kilmer & Co. Bing-
hamton, N. Y. The
regular fiftv cent and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
A FEW POINTERS
CONCERNING DIET.
- HERE are some general sugges-
tions.in regard to food that apply

~ HERE are some general sugges-
tionssin regard to food that apply
to all except stcmachic cranks.
The first point and the most important
is not to eat TOO much. It is certain
that half the civilized world eats far
too much In our country food the
most delicious is abundant for those
who can pay the price. One has only
to glance at the average vel to do.
baldheaded, bullying, puffy citizen on
the streets to prove it.
Thousands Of intelligent persons are
finding that they thrive better on two
meals a day than on three. Eating
thrice OF four times a day is sur
vival of the age when mankind lived in
the open air mostly and got food by
hustling physically for it. Three meals
are, however. still needed by children,
by the feeble, and also by those who
work during long hours at exhausting
physical labor
The argument in favor of only two
daily meals is that this plan gives the
digestive apparatus time to do its work
thoroughly and rest afterward. The
labor. time and even food that can be
saved by the two meal day system
are worth something in the count too.
The two meals should be taken at the
Most of those who regulate their diet
on this plan prefer a light breakfast in
the morning and a substantial meal
either in the middle of the day or in
the evening. when work is done; or
the breakfast may be substantial. and
the dinner Of a lighter nature. In the
United States thousands, not to say
hundreds Of thousands, of persons,
mostly healthy and good looking, fast
altogether until noon each day and
then partake Of a substantial meal,
with a very light one in the evening
They say they can think more clearly
and work better under this regimen.
But each must do what suits his or
safe not to follow food fads or fad
dists. No one diet is suitable for all,
and there is not a single food fad that
viii deliver the goods to all A pretty,
athletic woman who thought she had
found the fount of eternal youth in
the fruit and nut diet after awhile
found herself falling i'll just ike COM
mon folk
Another point that has been certainly
established is that most OF US eat far
too much meat and many Of US too
much bread Nobody but a ditch dig
ger or hodcarrier should eat meat more
IMAM once q Gay ana even ne Nsouio De
better OF If he cut down his flesh ra-
lions. Rice is one of the best articles
of diet, cooked as it is in the south
and IN the orient, leaving the grains
whole and having the water in which
il is boiled drained of. Butter and
olive oil are admirable nerve foods.
We do not eat enough fruit. Apples
are the best fruit for common use. Half
a lemon squeezed into glass Of water.
hot or cold. and drunk in the morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
Women Secretaries,
Social and Otherwise

fetal society. Washington is the most
democratic of American cities A vvo-
man of refinement and social accom-
plishments is accepted for herself even
though she earns her living in a gov
eminent clerkship.
Miss Hagner had been SO prominent
in society that she was an encyclopedia
of who's who and what's what in
Washington Social usage is rather
different there from that elsewhere.
One day a friend asked her to help in
preparing q list of persons proper TO
be invited to a reception Miss Hag-
ner did SO just Tor friendships sake.
Mrs Cornelius Bliss. whose husband
was secretary OF the interior, heard OF
it and asked Miss Hagner plump If
she would also aid in the preparation
Of visiting and invitation list for the
secretary's wife and take some money
for the work Not being q snOb and
needing the money Miss Eagner said
yes and performed 50 admirably the
task Mrs Bliss set her that AIrs. Mark
Hanna, Mrs. EIihu Root and several
others engaged her services during the
Washington season. Miss Hagner
worked from morning till night as
clerk IN the war department and social
secretary to various ladies of the cabi-
net circle When Mrs. Roosevelt be-
came officially the first lady of the
land Miss Iagner gave Up her war de-
partT1ent clsr6ship and became Mrs.
RoOseveIt's social secretary.
Miss Hagner is the final authority on
White House social matters. She
knows in every case just what should
be done and how to do it. how TO draw
the fine line of distinction between a
casual caller and a dinner guest how
fnF=1+Qrfrr7=
should be issued and even what deco
ratio1s are appropriate for this or that
occasion. In truth. there is not anything
pertaining to Washingtou's social func-
tons that this handsome and accom-
plished young lady does not under
stand
It IS not generally known that that
lady Of millions, Helen Gould, mas also
a woman for her private secretary.
business as well as social. Miss GOuld's
secretary is EIizabet Altman. a Young
woman whom it would be hard for her
employer to do without Miss Altman
Is New York city born and bred She
knows the great town BY the sea. its
numbugs and its poverty stricken
thousands a principal part Of her
duties is to keep beggars and cranks
away from her employer. All the world
] knows OF Helen Gould's large beue-
factions and all the world. perhaps as
a consequence. seems after her for
money. trying to get it out Of her by
means fair or foul. 1t would take half
Miss Gould's time to see the beggars
and read the begging letters she re-
ceIves- Miss Altman relieves her Of
I these heavy tasks
Five years this accomplished secre-
+ tary has been with Miss Gould. Her
1 pay Is said to be $1,000 a year. and she
F IS undoubtedly worth It or the daughter
Of Jay Gould would not give it TO her
I Previous 10 accepting her present post
Miss altman was chief manager OF the
New York Margaret Louise Home, a
temporary stopping place established
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
CAYENNE PEPPER.

Sufferers from insomnia should try
cayenne pepper sandwiches. Cut a slice
OF thin bread-a plain biscuit may be
used-butter it generously and add a
liberal sprinkling of cayenne pepper.
Cover it over with a thin slice of bread
or a biscuit. as the case may be. It IS
surprising what little Inconvenience Is
experienced, merely a slight snarting
sensation in the mouth. which is soon
over. The sandwich should be eaten
Just before retiring. and soon after the
sufferer win be asleep. The pepper acts
as a stimuIant to the stomach, drawing
the blood from the excited brain and
inducing a night of refreshing sleep A
cayenne pepper sandwich is much less
harmful than drugs and when taken in
small quantities IS a good tonic for
weak stomach Bilious headache has
also been known to yield to a cup OF hot
water to which has been added a gener-
Gus pinch of cayenne pepper and A nip
Of soda as big as a pea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

secretary to H. H. Rogers, its chief
office man. a woman, Miss Katherine
L. Harrison. and pays her $4,000 q
year. It is said Miss Harrison knows
more about Mr.. Rogers business af-
fairs than he himself does. Knows, but
never tells. Miss Harrison is nearly
SIX feet tall, strong. broad shOuldered
and noble looking She lives in a hand
some home in Brooklyn with her moth
er and two sisters
There, too, is Miss Anna Amendt,
private business secretary to the sec
ond vice president of a great life in
surance company. When Anna Amendt,
d Logan CO.) girl, sixteen years ago
began life as stenographer at SIS a week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

before breakfast Is an admirable es-.
receive Of biliousness.
rig sandwiches form an agrseabls
VarAatlon. especially for childran'a
scnool tanciaes, when the dg Is washed.
shredded rather me and placed between
TWO shees OF buttered whole wheat
oreaa- 1n1eEEnented grape juice Is a
heaIthfuI and palatable drink
Onions are warming and stfuuIatirr
Tomatoes are an excellent corrective -
liver trouble. containing vegetable csio-
mel They are also good for the com
plexion. Spinach is one Of the most
healthful articles that can be eaten. IL
ought to be more common on our tables
Finally. we eat twice as many pota-
toes as we should. stumng ourselves
with starch bulk.
KATHERINE BLADES.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
coIors and comnIexions.

There is such a thing as room kill
ing a woman's complexion, and good
mann. people forget that.
And speaking of compilations, purple
for street wear is going to be very
smart this winter. You see costumes
OF this shade in all the leading shops
Green, on the other hand, has SUI
fered a decrease in popularity Per
ha9s it is as a beauty lecturer said
recently, because green is the most
generally unbecoming shade and pur-
pie the most generally becoming to
women.
Anyway. the sudden reaction from
the wave Of green We had last summer
is worthy of notice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
"a MANNe 81 a eoon HusaANp


F,irst.-To make a good husband a
man should have had a good mother
Not only is she the standard by which
he measures other women. but his
treatment of her is generally the key to
his treatment OF a wife.
Second.-He needs in his wife q com
panion and a friend. An intellectual
equal is not necessary to all mems hap
piness. He does not mind explaining
things to his wife now and then In
fact. the mind Of man is so constituted
that it apparently enjoys being superior.
But he wants her to take an intelligent
interest in his explanations. He wants
her sympathy, and he wants real COM
partnership in his home.
A woman does not make her home
happy by becoming only a domestic
drudge in it More than all, what man
requires in a wife is the ability to make
a home.
Men want common sense in their
wives. Pretty. silly. irrational ways
may be enchanting in a sweetheart, but
the man does not exist who thinks them
delightful in his wife A wife must be a
helpmate for her husband He does not
want a mere doll who viii fail him in
the hour OF need.
And the good husband viii be consid-
crate. He must look upon his wife as
something more than just the woman
who keeps his house and orders his
dinners. He must bring some of the ro-
nance and poetry of his counting days
into his married life and keep it there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

quently heard about her early history
It was anything but we're de we're,
But shah never forget my ex-
perIence with a real great lady one
whose coming we had anticipated as q
high honor for several weeks. She had
not been in the house three days be-
fore the cook fell i'll and the baby de-
veIoped a bad case of something or
other. Any way. the whole house was
upside down. and 7 was driven dis
tracted. Well. that blessed woman in
stead of putting on the airs she really
was entitled to, dressed herself in a
simple morning gown and helped me
through one of the hardest days I
have ever had TO face.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
SENSIBLE HoNEYMooNs.

Honeymoons are said to be dying out
Of fashion People are beginning to
think it a waste Of time to 50 and isO-
late themselves from all the world or at
any rate from al their own immediate
little world just because they have link
ed their lives for all time. Some practi-
cal couple started the idea OF beginning
as they meant to go on Accordingly
after the wedding they went home. and
the husband started going to his Office
the next day. while the wife set about
her domestic duties just Ike any old
established matron- Several other cou-
pies have followed their sensible exam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
MANS VANITY.

Miss Frans'es KelIar Of the Wouan'S
Municipal League OF New York nlus-
trated admirably at a dinner party q
point which she wished to make.
Women man had said, "are vain~
er than men
sOf course" Miss KeIlar answered.
'I admit that women are vain. and
men are not There are a thousand
proofs that this is so. Why. the neck
tie Of the handsomest man IN the room
is even now up the back Of his COLI
Iar!''
There we're six men present, and each
OF them put his hand gently behind his
neck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

There are a good many. pretenders,''
remarked friend OF mine, but I have
an infalIible test for finding out
whether a woman is a real lady or not
II invite her to stay with me for a
week
The first few days fare well enough.
She is thoughtful considerate Of the
servants, neat in her belongings Then
the yellow streak, If she has one, be-
gins to appear. She dawdles and is
late for meals; she throws her things
around and is petulant or exacting with
the servants. she makes criticising re-
marks about the people who come to
see me and generally wears on me-
Oh. you don't know how many ideals I
have had destroyed in that wayi
There was one woman 7 used to
think perfect until she spent a fort
night with me. And. then. what do
you think she did2 Borrowed almost
everything had. from my nail scis-
cE- ----4s...
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

by Mrs. Eliot F. Shepard for women
travellers.
Varied are the duties OF Miss Flor
enee NJ. Rhett, the $4,000 a year social
secretary of J. PierpOnt Morgan She
is a southern woman and a relative of
Mrs Morgan Part OF her task is TO
superintend the putting in order OF
each of the half dozen Morgan homes
previous to q temporary residence Of
the family therein. This includes re-
fitting and decoration. Miss Rhett also
has charge OF Mr.. AIorgan's social and
charita Die affairs and correspondence.
The head of q prominent banking and
brokers firm said not long ago that
ne preferred women clerks to men IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

Norton when her husband was vice
president Her secretary was Miss
Cornelia RidgIey Hunt. daughter OF a
former American minister 10 Russia
Mrs. Roosevelt is the first mistress Of
the White House to establish the Of
fetal feminine social secretaryship.
Shortly before the debut in society of
Miss Alice Roosevelt Mrs. Roosevelt
appointed as her own special social and
private secretary Miss Isabella Hag-
ner. one of the most brilliant. tactfuI
and popular bellies of Washington.
Miss Hagner was invaluable in man
aging al social matters that she took
in hand She was a clerk in the war
department when Mrs Roosevelt made
her social secretary. Her salary was
$40
Miss Hagner. the daughter Of Dr.
Charles 2. Hagner formerly one Of
Washlngton's prominent physicians.
inherited wealth in her own right. 1t
was swept away in unwise invest
ments. her father became an invalid
ana there she was. She obtained a
clerkship in the war department. still
retaining her place In Washington Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
RINpINa a skIRT.

Shrink wooden dress braid before put-
ting it on your skirt and avoid the
puckered effect that comes when the
braid is vet after being put on.
1t is also best to allow q few inches
for this shrinking when measuring for a
new braid Simply wet the braid thor
OughIy and dry without wrfnging it.
In sewing it on care should be taken
neither to hold it too tight to give a
drawn effect nor SO loose that It has a
ruffied effect, especially if the brush
braid is used
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

piled to the walls It gave a paneIed
effect There was a frieze in crown
effect. and this representing little
Dutch children running hand in hand
I can't think of anything more de-
Iightful for child's room
Some Of the new Tapestry papers
are exquisite. They represent foliage
or pastoral scenes. and they are being
made much lighter IN effect than for
merly. 50 that even small dining rooms
can be decorated IN this manner with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

of you and said, No, thank you Then
another gentleman pressed me, and
again I thought of you and said, No,
thank you. I've had quite sufficient
But then, mamma, a third gentleman
brought me some. and you know, NAM
ma, you never told me what 7 was to
say if I was asked a third time, so
just thought of dear papa and said:
No, confound It, no. Take the beastly
stuff avvavfs -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
THE THIRD TIME or ASKING.

The child of a well known profession
al man was invited to a party, and her
mother impressed upon her that she
was to be careful to observe the habits
of good society. She was OF to be
greedy or selfish at table. and If she
was asked to have a second helping she
was to think OF her mother and say.
mo. thank you" and If pressed again
she was to reply. NO, thank you, I
have had quite sufncient-' In due time
Mabel returned from the party and was
asked how she had Jared "Oh. nam
ma" she replied. the very thing you
spoke of happened At supper I rad
some beautiful trffle and a little while
afterward a young gentleman asked If
I would have a little more I thought
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

have a friend who is always be-
wailing her small allowance for
clothes, and yet she has as much money
to spend as other women I know who
dress very well indeed
The trouble is she wastes half Of it
making over things
If the sleeves OF her last years
waist need remodeling she does not buy
a good pattern and cut them over her
self No, indeed! She sends the whole
thing TO the dressmaker and is charged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

add to their other admirable business
qualities the power to keep their
mouths shut, making them Invaluable
And the sum of it all is that the lu-
crative profession Of private secretary
may now be considered thoroughly es-
tablished for women
LUCY n. IRWIN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

IS for what she could easily do If she
took the trouble in half a day. It is the
same way with everything. She never
wears gown the second year the way
it was made the first Instead Of FIX
ing it up a bit herself back it goes to
the dressmaker, and it absorbs from
SIS TO $50 that might have gone to-
ward a new gown
Don't you think great many women
make this mistaken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21
A DREssY GIRLS FRocK.

pie. "The holiday can be taken later"
said one little wife cheerfuIly, and I
am sure we spent our honeymoon far
more comfortably at home, besides saw
ing a heap of money! Middle class folk
viii md one of the obstacles to matri-
Tnouy removed by the abolition of the
honeymoon, while happiness is not to be
found in dreary lodgings or at some
hnfaI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-21

in a Cincinnati insurance once she
probably cid not dreamer maybe she
did. after aIl-of a time when she would
be drawing $1,000 a month as private
secretary ana obtaining $4,000 a year
more as commission for issuing life
insurance policies. $4,000 a year in all
perhaps more money than any other
working woman IN the world gets.
Both Miss Harrison and Miss Amendt