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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
SHERIFF IS SQUARIAG UP
Mr.. Stuckey Makes Partial Settle
ment With the County,
COUNTY REVENUE INADEQUATE
Officials Required to Provide For
Extraordinary Expenses, and
Cash is Running Short.

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Former Sheriff @. L. Stuckev has
made partial settlement Of his &C.
counts with the county for the collec-
tion Of taxes and the payment OF
orders drawn on him by the County
court. turning over vouchers paid bv
him aggrezating nearly s26. 600 and
showing sn amount yet due the
county of s4.64s, which will be
squared by Mr.. Stuckey at the final
settlement in June. This showing
by the former sheriff is regarded as
most excellent one, and will enable
him to retire from office with as clean
record for collections and despatch
of business as anv man could wish.
The settlement, however. shows a
condition of county finances which
may Drove embarrassing to the men,
bers of the Conutv court. inasmuch
as there is but the comparatively small
sum of 81. 600 to run the county until
the final settlement in June. While
the expenses will not be heavy during
that season of the year, the County
court viii find some difficulty in maxi
ing ends meet with so small a sum
available. The past wear has been
one of unusual expense, as there were
| accounts to the amount of over 81, 900
by reason of the small pox endemic
n wear ago, which the court was COM
PEELED to meet. Then, too, there was
heavy expense In the bridge account,
many people believeing that more
money than was necessary was spent
in this department.. just how the
County court will "figger'' out is a
matter of speculation to q great many
people who say that il the members
get through without serious embarrass-
ment they will deserve high place
as financiers and economists. The
total revenue for the year will amount
to about $50, 800. which is hardly suffi.
Gent to meet any extraordinary ex-
penses incurred.
Speaking of the settlement and the
manner in which the sheriff's Office
had been conducted during the past
four years. one of the oounty auditors
remarked that in all the wears of his
service as an auditor he had never
known better management of affairs
on the part of deputy sheriff than
had characterized the work Of MIR.
Dave Stuckey. He believed Mr..
Stuckey to be one Of the most careful
and accurate men who had ever
handled the business of his office. The
taxes had been closely collected and
carefully handled, and both the high
sheriff and his chief deputy deserve a
great deal of credit for approaching
the expiration of their tenure with
the county affairs in such excellent
shape.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
PARTING SalutatIons.

A Turk will solemnly cross his
hands on his breast and make pro-
found obeisance when he bids you
farewell.
The genial Japanese will take his
slipper off as you depart, and say.
with smile: "You are going to leave
my despicable house in your honora-
BILE journeying-I regard thee!"
The Filipino's parting benediction
Is bestowed by rubbing his friends
face with his hand.
The German 'Leben Sic wohl" Is
not particularly sympathetic in its
sound, but it Is less embarrassing to
those 1t speeds than the performance
of the Hindu, who. when you go from
him, falls in the dust at your feet.
Fiji islanders cross two red feath'
ers. Natives OF New Guinea ex'
change chocolates. The Burmese
bend low and say. "Hib, hib!"
The South Sea Islanders rattle each
Others whale-teeth necklace.
The Russian form Of parting saluta
ton is brief. consisting of the single
word, "Praschall," which sounds like
q sneeze.
The Otaheite Islander will twist
the end Of the departing guests robe
and then solemnly shake his two
hands three times.
The Piccadilly tribe Of white mer
say, eta, ia. old fellow!"-Tit-Bits.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25

How the Meal Had lts Origin ccntur
les Aoo,

ROW the Meal RAG tx9 OFiatu NonSuF~
lee Ago.
According to the Oxford dictionary
1463 is the date of the earliest mention
OF breakfast, but until century ago
it consisted only of draft Of ale or
tea or chocolate. There We're only
two meals a day--dinner. ranging
from 9 o'clock in the morning in the
fifteenth century TO noon in the SIS
enteenth, and supper, which similarly
advanced from In the afternoon 70
Z o'clock. Pepys, for instance, went
down to the admiralty at or in the
morning on no other breakfast than
half pint OF wine or dram OF cor
dial. But in the eighteenth century
dinner was gradually postponed until
5 or 6 O'Clock in the afternoon. When
it passed midday breakfast became a
necessity and a meal. Before this
hunger had demanded the addition OF
bread and some such relish as radish-
es to the morning draft.
But when, a hundred years ago, cold
meals and fish began to be served at
breakfast the utmost surprise was ex'
pressed. Its novelty made it fashiona'
BILE and led to the giving OF breakfast
parties, of which Mr.. Gladstone's were
the last. Eleven or IL o'clock was the
hour and 1t was declared to be par ex
cellence the meal for poets.
Tom Moore was an inveterate break
faster and after the trencher work
sung for the company's entertain
ment.
Breakfast finally became an institu.
ton, as a necessary oasis in the long
stretch between supper overnight and
dinner the next afternoon. This ac-
ceptance of breakfast century ago
thus made England for the first time
q three-meals-a-day nation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
( 80
H BOBBY'S AR 81
b. RANGEMENTS. A

1T was her intensely patronizing
way that nettled mel" confided Mrs.
Blackman 10 her husband as they sat
on her porch together. after dinner.
"She went on and on. you know. about
her husbands phenomenal business
success and kept carrying the idea
that, OF course, it wasn't to be ex-
pected that other men would do as
much in the shame length of time, be-
cause Mr.. Milburn has such genius
for moneymakdng And then. at last.
she capped the climax by offering to
present me with some OF Bobby's cast
of trousers for WIburl"
"Hm." was all he said. but there
was world OF emphasis and Ill tenn
per in that one syllable.
Il know you'd feel that way. !
just thought she'd never have It to
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
NORFOLK & WESTERN RI.
Schedule 10 effect Jan. ~. 1905.
SoUTHBOUND


LeaSe Shenandoah Junction.
No. 1888 a. m. for Roanoke anc
intermediate stations. Bristol. Knox
vile and Chattanooga Pullman sleep
er for Knoxville. Also for Bluefeld,
Pocahontas, Columbus, Cincinnati and
points west Pullman for Roanoke
and Columbus.
No. I.--2 oo a. m. daily, for Roonoke
Bristol, BluefielL, Pocahontas. Welsh
Pullman sleepe. Shenandoah Junction
to Welsh.
No. 77.-6 90 p. m. for Berryville. Front
Royel. Luray. Shenandoah and inferno
diate stations.
NOKTHBOUND.
No. g. 1918 for a. nj. for Shepherds
town, Anfietam and Hagerstr vn.
No. I4.-oo4 for Hagerstown and points
north. Pullman sleeper to New York
No. a.-2.56 a. m. daily, for Hagerstown
Pullman sleeper for Philadelphia.
For rates, schedule, ETC., apply to any
agent N & w. Ry, or
w. b. BEvILL, M. F. BRAGG.
Gen. Pass. Agt. Trav. Pass. Agt.
Roanoke, Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
WOMEN OF JAPAN.
SHARE THEY HAVE IN PRES
EMIT WAR WITH RUSSIA.
A Beloved Mother Who Is one OF
the Leaders in Helping the Dis
tressed Families of Soldiers
in the Field.

New York City THAT the women OF
Japan are made of the same stun as the
men, though obliged to take lesser part
In the present conflict with Russia, Is
abundantly evident from an article con-
tributed by the wife of Admiral uriu
to Harper's Bazaar.
1.-THE rich and the poor, the high and
the low, have but one object" says Nine.
Uriu, ITO encourage those who are at the
front, to help the distressed families
whose supporters have been chosen to
fight for their country, and. lastly, TO
help those families whose dear ones
have died for the cause"
One of the leaders in this work Is a
most interesting woman by the name Of
joke Okumura, the organizer of the
Ladies' Patriotic association. Nine.
Okumura, although not young woman,
appears to be animated by spirit OF
burning patriotism and love for human
ity that knows no rest.
Before the war with China broke out
she was greatly interested in the
Koreans, and labored INCREASINGLY for
their welfare. She induced the Korean
government to build schools, and coli
lected money in Japan for a girls school.
The Koreans worshiped her, and
called her Beloved Mother" She was
In China at the time of the Boxer rising,
and made practice of attending the
funerals OF the dead japanese soldiers
1t was touching sight, says Nine Uriu,
to see this gray-haired woman kneeling
In prayer for the departed souls and one
which many times affected the specta-
tors to tears. She went about among
the wounded soldiers continually, sooth-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25

The public is aroused TO a knowledge
OF the curative merets of that great med :
icinal tonic, Electric Bifte-s, for slomack
liver and kidneAs, Mary H. Walters, of
s46 St Clair Ave-, Columbus. Ohio writes;
"For several months, was gwen up to
die. had fever and ague, my nerves
were wrecked; could not sleep, and my
stomach was so weak, from useless doc
t~rs drugs, that could not eat. Soon
after beginning to take Electric Bitters,
obtained relief and in short time | was
entirely cured" Guaranteed at f. c.
Shepherds drug store. price soc, W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25

Association IN Ioklo.J
ing and comforting them and promising
them to look after their loved ones at
home. She assured them that hence
forth her object In life would be to help
and relieve the bereaved families and
on her return she went on foot from one
end Of the kingdom to the other, urging
the necessity OF a patriotic association
upon the leading women. The society
was organized In time Of profound peace.
and before the present war broke out
had 10000 members. This increased to
more than 1000 within a month after
the declaration OF war
Princess Iwakura is the president Of
this society and the empress and other
members. OF the imperial family are
patronesses. Warehouses Oyama, a
graduate of Vassar, is one OF the most
active workers and is now collecting
money to send presents to the men at the
front. Even the schoolgirls have a
share in the work and are so anxious to
help that they may be seen knitting
socks and slippers on the street cars on
their way to school.
Since the outbreak of the war new
relief society has been formed for the
assistance of families whose male rela-
tives have gone to the front. Princess
Mort Is chairman of this society
Though 1t is not customary in Japan
for women TO go out after the death OF
their husbands. Princess Mort. for the
sake of her charities. has broken
through all such convention. The for
eign women in Toxic lave Joined In this
relief work and the women Of the diplo-
matte corps have given several enter
tainments in aid Of the fund.
The Red Cross society Of Japan is al.
ready well known. It Is under the
patronage OF the imperial family, and at
the Red Cross hospital in Toxic women
OF the court and others Of high rank
meet every three days to roll bandages
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
Rsal value Of college Education.

We are apt to overestimate the value
Of an education gotten from books
alone. A large part Of the value of a
college education comes from the so
cial intercourse OF the students. the
reinforcement. the buttressing of char
actar by association. Their faculties
are sharpened and polished by the at
triton of mind with mind, and the pit
ting of brain against brain. which stim-
ulate ambition. brighten the ideals. ard
open up new hopes and possibilities.
Book knowledge is valuable. but the
knowledge which comes from mind in
tercourse Is invaluable.-O. s. Marden,
in Success Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
COAL TAX BILL is KILLED
Passed by the West Virginia House
and Rejected by Senate.
SENATOR ELKlNS ATTACHES
Republican from Jackson, County
Scores Senior Senator Extra
Session May be Called.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. ~
The house, after long and
lively debate, passed the bill
taxing coal, oil and gas, By =
vote of GIL to Ia. An amend
ment exempting farm product
from taxation was defeated. a
feature Of the days debate was
the criticism of Senator Elkins.
delivered by James A. Seaman.
republican, from Jacks0n
county, who declared that the
Elkins bill, taking away from
the interstate commission tho
power to control refrigerator
cars, aided in fastening sstho
tentacles of the beef trust more
firmly about the purses of the
people"
The bill provides for the tax
alton of all property, and
names farm product especially
Years ago a law was passed
exempting farm product from
taxation, and property Of that
kind has not been taxed since.
DEFEATED IN SEN ATE.
The senate also put in tho
day debating the coal, oil, and
gas tax, which came up on an
amendment to the general
license tax bill. Almost every
senator who has formed tho
speech.ma king habit exercised
it upon this subject, and SOM
took turn at it who never in
dulged before.
The administration leaders d.
rected the opposition, and they
were joined by q number 0f
insurgents, who were opposed
to the tax during the last caIz1~
paign at the time the admins
tration men were for it. The
amendment was defeated,
The house passed the houeo
bill to regulate primary elect
ions. It was prepared under tho
direction # committee ap~
pointed by the republican carr
Gus, and provides that all morn
nations for office shall be mado
by primary election. The pri-
maries are to be held by boz
parties on the same day, whi0h
is to be the last Tuesday II
August preceding the general
election, and under rules and
regulations as stringent a.
those governing regular cleo
tions 1t is hardly probable the
bill will get through the senate
though the sentiment is largely
in favor of it.
MAY EXTEND SESSION.
The session closes on Friday
unless extended by a vote a
two-thirds of each house, and
the question now is whether
there shall be such extension o.
whether to adjourn and let the
governor call a special session
The appropriation bills have n0k
yet made their appearance II
public, and as they are said ~
carry large amounts, it is likely
that the fight will be long and
bitter, and it is extremely doubt
full if they can be passed in time
for an adjournment OH Friday
If an adjournment is taken
without giving the admlnistrar
ton means to run the govern
ment the governor will undoubt-
eddy call for reassembling Of Tho
Legislature in extraordinary SEE
sion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
GOSSIP OF FoLTz p. o.
Notes From the Neighborhood of the
Classic Potomac.

Foltz P. o.. Feb. 17.-Niss Bette
Tabler spent few days with the
Misses Darby this week
Mr. and Mrs. George r. Miller en-
tertained a number of friends at a
very pleasant dance ON FRIDAY even.
ing.
Miss Marv Kemp. of Scrabble. who
has been very i'll for several weeks. is
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shively Lemaster are
visiting friends south of Martinshurg
this week.
The ice on the Potomac at points
near here is more than foot thick.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
Forqot His Message.

Il was spending some time at White
Sulphur Springs, Va" said l. w.
Read of Nashville, land one after,
noon a handsome young woman and
her little six-year-old son sat near me
on the veranda. The little fellow trot-
ted up to me and | patted him on the
head. What's your Names? he ash I'D.
| told him. Is you married.? he lisp
ed. No, I'm not, replied. Then
the child paused moment and. turn
ing to his mother. said, Mamma. what
else did you tell me to ask hjm?"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
Peculiar pi..ppe.r.nee.

]; d. Runyan. of Butlerville, o.. laid
the peculiar disappearance of his painful
symptoms. OF indigestion and biliousnes
TO DIR. Kings New Life Pills. He says;
They are perfect remendy, for d.z.
ness. sour stomach. and headache, consti
patton, ect." Guaranteed at f c Shep
herds drug store. price csc, W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25

often caused by sores. ulcers and cen
Scers. that eat eat away your skin VIM
Bedell. of Flat Rock. Mich, says; | have
used Bucklen's Arnica Salve. for Ulcers
res and Cancers. 1t is the best heal
ng dressing ever found 2sc at f. c
Shepherds drug store: guaranteed. W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25

say that wnDur blackman was wear
ing out her son Bobby's old clothes!"
What did you tell herr"
"Oh, thanked her and assured her
that Wilbur was supplied with all the
clothes he could possibly need"
That's right
AS a matters OF fact"--Mrs. Black
man laughed softly-"the dear boy
needs a new suit. Have you thought
about It? Have you noticed how
shabby he's getting?"
mo. hadn't noticed. Can you
help him along until after the LIST Of
the month. do you think ?"
"Oh, yes, nicely"
"All right" Blackman rose and
shook down the knees of his own
trousers with unusual energy. 1--WE
got some big payments to make be-
tween now and then, but I'll have
plenty after the 1st We may not cut
quite so big dash as some folks
do, but I'm not afraid to measure up
my business genius by the side Of
Milburn's, any day. believe we'll
be able to dress our children for
awhile yet. II we're not though, we'll
not ask the Milburns TO come to our
assistance"
As Blackburn senior sauntered
down the street toward the drug store
his youngest heir laid down the hose
with which he was watering the front
lawn and came to the fof of the
steps.
Mamma" be began In coaxing
tone, II saw Cousin Jean and she
says am invited to her wedding Fri
day night, even II my name wasn't
on the envelope ! want TO go over
SO much. Can | go p
Wilbur. you hinted!"
Nom, didn't, either, honestl At
she really wants me. Please, can't
go?"
Indeed, you may not! II It were
any one else but Jean I'd be mortI-
fed to death with your begging an in
vitation And you couldn't go any
ed. Your best suit isn't fit"
Wilbur went sorrowfully back to the
hose. Visions OF chicken salad and
ice-cream and cake and cut-glass
punch-bowls brimming with entranc-
ing drinks had suddenly faded away.
Life looked fat and stale. He won
dered why other little boys could have
good times while he drudged away
night after night, watering that grass.
He wished hts father could make
money enough TO keep a man. like
Mr.. Milburn--and with that name
came a happy thought!
He had sat In the library that after
noon while his mother was entertain
ing Mrs. Milburn. Now he reflected
that the only very bad feature in his
| Sunday suit was the worn appear
ance of the knees OF the trousers.
and the more he thought about 1t the
more sure he felt that the time had
come for him to act. He knew ex-
actly what he would do.
Next morning he rang the Milburn
door bell
Good morning" he said, when
Mrs. Miiburn appeared. 'T called to
get those trousers Of Bobby's."
Mrs. Milburn's eyes widened. why.
your mother said you didn't need
them!"
II know. but she wasn't thinking
Of Cousin Jeans wedding then. I'm
invited, but my best trousers aren't
fit, and If can get that pair OF
Bobby's It'll help US out lot"
He got the trousers--a heavy old
winter pair--and hurried home. AS
he drew them on in his own room
he had a narrowing fear that they
wero too thick for summer wear, but
when he strutted into his mothers
presence later. and be told the story
of his enterprise ne promptly discov-
cred that Hobbys trousers were not
half thick enough to meet the enar.
sencys--C Chicago News.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
Just So.

"The more holidays we have the
shorter our lives are" remarked the
homegrown philosopher.
How do you figure that out!"
queried the party with the rubber
habit
"A holiday" answered the philoso-
ply dispenser, is always day OH
Chicago Daily News.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25

Foley & CO.. Chicago originated Hoaey
and Tar as throat and lung trmhle 80
medy and on account Of the great n,eGx
and popularity Of Foley's Honey and T1r
many limitations are offered for the. -
uine. Ask for Foley's Honey aid T~
and refuse any substitute offered as -
other preparation will give the satisfad
ton. II is mildly Laxative. 1t contxinx
no opiates and is safest for children anil
delicate persons. W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
Definition.

smart-Why do you refer to Mrs.
Tossem as hay widow?
Tart-Because hay is grass with all
the xresnness dried out.--N. Y. Times
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25

Miss Passaye-Yes, am really en-
gagged to Mr.. Oldum. He proposed to
me last night at the hop.
Miss r. Caste-And you accepted
him on the jump! Allow me TO con.
graduate you.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
WILL BUILD HOTEL.
Shenandoah Junction Soon to Hnsp
Modern Hostelry.

Shenan ioah function is soon to have
q new and modern hotel. Mr.. Z. r.
virts. proprietor OF the lunch roomk
ct that place Is making praparAtioue
TO erect the hotel. which will haVo
about eighteen sleaping apartments
besides q large dining room. pAflox
and office. 1t will be heated by steana
and will have every modern conven-
iepee.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25

Easy-going men usually go the
wrong way.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-09-20
More Room Needed.

The officials in this city,who stand
at the head of our district schools,
will certainly have to devise ways and
means to supply more school room in
The central part Of the city. The en-
rollment, on last Monday, was ll76,
sos Of these registering at the Wood
ruff. The town is more densely pop
ulated In the localities adjacent TO
to this school, and provisions must be
made in the way Of more school room.
In the suburban parts OF the city IL
appears that ample room has been
provided, but the young children liv-
ing In the center of this place, espec-
tally in the southern portion thereof,
cannot be expected to travel to these
remote places. The recent school
registration is decided proof that
more rooms should be provided in the
heart Of the school district.