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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26
Vote For Col. Tom Davis
To The Voters of The Second Con-
gressional District.

The reasses Smtut OF all the landS'
town lots. and houses in the State, the
real tax producing fratore OF the take
tax reform programme Is pros ress-
ing rapidly. while the result IS not
published enough lssks out ifom
time to time IL wdrrant the concl
sion that the increase in tax values
will be enormous running all tue way
up to three bundled ana Ter eehtar1'i
even higher III some instances. Ii Is
now safe to say th~t he average
holder oil a farm or town let aud
hous. can count up,n h,vsng his tax
liability at least dJuoied IN thu in
mediate future
This condition % affairs natutal'y
suggests the q, st'on. What 10 the
real estate owner going 70 do abodt
il? Can he iipd any reeuely at tai'
late day?
Mex. years tax must be assessed
aud paid on the new valua ion. II Is
now to- late TO 30 &c iDr any leg1sla-
tive help. All tnet ON be done Is 10
take advantage OF the first opportunl-
ty 10 let the State administration
know what tbe people think about
its netarious scheme 10 procure add
tlonal funds 10 continue the ,iotous
waste and extravaganza that has teen
so rampant IN State affairs for tae
last few years.
AS long as the pt opls don't kick, SO
long Will this kind OF expenditure
continue AS long as the taxpayer is
wiling 10 put up tue IN Dney, the o.
ice holding class viii find place to
spend H. Nothing but the fear OF los
ing what they have will ever induce
tnem to lei up Gnul the people have
spoken, until the handwriting is seen
on the wall, the political ,rsy will
CO 1tinue with ulaoated FRESHNESS
The accident OF CongreSsmsn Day
ton resignation has gl,eu portion
OF the people of the State an excel
lent opportunity Of expressing them
selves On this IeaSsessmert and kin
dred taxation questions. The poiit1-
cal p!exiun OF the national House
of REPRESENTATIVES is fixed. The re
suit of this SPECIAL e,ecti n Will not
fleet it in the slightesr degree. Every
voter can now for the fret time in
many years, vote his own CONVICTIONS
without the trouble OF scratching his
ticket, and without any apprehension
hat any one can say how he voted.
Thee will b.. bu. three names on
the tickets To vote for one OF these
the other two must be marked out
1t will be exactly as easy TO vut- tor
tae other fellow as Tor your own. The
sharpest of election judges or pc J
CT erk however he may sCrutnlzt
the ticket in counting the vote, caa
not identify a mere mark The most
tlmid vote- may rest absolutely as
sured that no one but himself can by
any possibility, ever know the way
IN which he ht, determined to cast
his ballot.
Will the voter then take advantage
of this unexpected opportunity to
make himself felt on the tax question
he does 1t Will shaw thai the limit
OF the peoples patience has at last
ben reached, end that there must tie
a pull upon the part of the State ad"
ministration. II he does NOT, he Will
nave only himself to blame, and in
the future he must cease 10 complain
o an evil that he refused 70 try to
caeck when he had chance.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26

Charley Cushwa proved the man of
the hour. Col. Staubly boosted an uu-
broken record OF victories but this
time was once too often. Though the
wArl is republican by IS majority, as
shown by the democratic poll, Mr..
Cushwa came under the wire SO votes
ahead of his opponent.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26
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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26

Lewis Thompson carries of the ban
ner. The old third did nobly. lag
majority is the largest majority any
man ever received in MartIHsburg tor
the city council.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26

Geo. Schill onght to have had the
support of everv good citizen in his
ward The tough element was against
him to the man led by one of their
number whom he refused to put on
the dice force.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26

The democrats received about twice
the mum Der Of votes on Monday that
the republicans received A pretty
good endorsement of the present coun-
Gil and its splendid work.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26

The re suit Of the city election on
Monday will give the democrats
ca arae OF the city government for the
next three years at least.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26

For the first time since the corpora
ton elt ctions have been run on party
times the democrats elected all
five councilmen on last Monday.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26
Wool.

The highest cash price for wool de-
livered at my cellar. Blondel building.
Gray Silver.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26
FRIDAY, MAY 90, 1905
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Congressional Election June 6, 1905,
For Congress, End District,
THOMAS B. DAVIS.

Now boys line up for June and
roll up a good big majority for Col.
Tom Davis as a rebuke TO Dawson
and his fake tax reform.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26
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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26

Young Mr.. Poole We dofi our
head gear 10 you. 1874 majority on
your political debut is good. May you
always be S popular.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26
Vote For Col. Tom Davis.
Vote for Col. Tom Davis.

Next Tuesday week will be June
s. Remember the election on that
date.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-05-26
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12

on his hands and knees afterward? "
Yes" cried the doctor. What was
he after?"
He was examining a deep indenta-
ton in the ground beneath the shrubbery
that Just fits a mans head and shoulders
as it would strike were the man falling
headlong."
"Headlong? From the empty air?
From the empty air, assented the
other.
you mean that his kites were sort
of flying-machine?
1T may be. Or he may have become
entangled in the lines and carried up
after vainly struggling through the
shrubbery"
But the wound? Could he have
struck on some sharp-pointed stake, and
wriggled off in his death commissions?
unused Cotton.
You're a physician. Could he?"
"No, no, a thousand times mol"
"We11?"
1T was Wha11ey," said Dick Cotton
refectively. Perhaps the hte-hyer fell
near him, and in his unreasoning terror
Whalley used his terrible knife. And
his own fear that he spoke of, of the terror
impending over him, may have driven
him to the murder.
1T must be so, said the reporter. Il
see nothing else for it. But l don't be-
lieve it
well, l don't know as l do, either, for
that matter" said Cotton, as they drew
in at the station.
ITO be eoneIu6ed next Sunday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
MULE VS.. ORATORY
By Frank N. WEIGH

OPIE READ, of Kentucky Colonel /"
" fame, and Charles Eugene Banks,
poet and orator, are great friends. They
have travelled out of Chicago together
giving entertainments, and have met
with many funny experiences. Opie
Read relates a story on himself and
Banks that is worth repeating.
"A few years ago" he said, Banks
and l were giving an entertainment at a
crossroads place down III Indiana The
only available place in the town where
we could give the entertainment and
that would accommodate the crowd
was in a sort of theater of which the
citizens were rather proud
The only Objectionable feature to the
hall was that it was connected with a
livery-stable, and stranger still a stall
housing a mule was directly opposite
the stage, if the platform deserves that
dignihed name. Worse than all how
ever, was the partition between the
stall and the auditorium 1t consisted
merely of some heavy cardboard, and
when l mounted the platform with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
SOULS ON FIRE" a

story by Louis Tracy, famous author of " The
Wings of the Morning" and "The Pillar of
Light" will begin In The Sunday Magazine of
March %. By special arrangement with
Edward ]. Clode, MIR. Tracy's American pub
Usher and owner of the copyright this story
will not appear in book or any other published
form until 1906.
England, Russia and America furnish the
principal characters in this remarkable and
timely story. Love and thrilling adventure is
the theme, as in ali of MIR. Tracy's most SIC
cessfu1 work. The action begins with a bomb
thrown IN London, an Anarchist meeting IN
Tottenham Court Road, some sensational dis
closures in the Russian Colony in England,
and then shifts to the castle of Russian pro-
vincia1 governor, or Little Gar" whose
subjects are In revolt at his intrigues. The
plot affords superb opportunity for brilliant
display of the authors swift imagination, and
an almost equally interesting display of his
intimate knowledge of Russian life of to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12

III TIC Slet4A-
THAT forebOdes no good, whispered
to Banks.
"Oh, don't worry about the mule
replied Banks Hell not bother US
Thus assured, l opened the meeting
as it were, with a few patronizing r.
marks on the enterprising town, Its
citizens, etc.
Then tc begin the entertainment l
told them that 1 would recite a little
poem The mule had not moved, up 10
this time, although | mOmentarily had
/ been expecting some sort of sound a.
nv rear. But when | launched forth
on my poem, raising my voice trltie,
l had not spoken more than a couple of
lines before a wailing bray startled
the audience and nearly unnerved
me.
Il managed to remain apparently at
ease, and though the people were keeping
straight faces by an effort, l turned the
incident into joke, and finally an
nounced:
with the kind permission of my
friend the mule bowling IN the direction
of the partition, 1 shall try and re-
sumo
so l started again on my poem At
the same point as before there was another
pitiful bray; but pretended not to pay
any attention to it, and continued my
recitation.
IF you've ever tried to compete with
a mule in vocal power, you viii be aware
of the disadvantage at which | worked
Ny poem was interrupted constantly by
my long-eared friend at my rear. and
I ta1I cOrrr,1a of
he always managed to interrupt at the
critical point, and the audience had a
most difficult time trying to retain their
cOmpOSure.
Finally I concluded, and introduced
Banks with the remark that perhaps he
would be able to find a soft spot in the
mules hide and that if he did not have
self-respect he would have respect
for the speaker and the people of the
town.
Banks reiterated my hope that Ie
would be able to silence the mule, saying
that one of his jokes ought to do IL II
nothing else would.
We'll, Banks proceeded, and Banks
wasn't interrupted. l sat there appear
ing shocked and once at a pathetically
bad Joke waited to hear comment from
the mule But much to my astonish-
ment none came.
''And sir, if Banks didn't go through
with his whole lingo without an INTERRUPT
toni Finally he concluded, and again
stepped into the Hne-light. l laughed
and told the audience that my friend
Banks had found soft spot in the mule,
and that now 1 was going to set out
particularly to touch the animals heart,
so that there would be no more inter
ruptions from him.
We'll, / started out with good inter- 4
tons all right, but there must have bee
something about the tone of my VOC
the words of my utterance or some
thing, for the mule refused to b
quiet, and the intermittent brayin,
began again.
"Once, when there was an unusually
loud outburst, / noticed a man who was
sitting in the gallery with his hand up 10
20 H.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-02
coal coal
2oo,ooo,ooo TONS
An Enterprises OF Great MAGNITUDE. We
Invite You to Join us and Partici-
pate in this Undertaking.

The Western Coal and Iron company of Port
land Ore with its principal office in Vancouver,
WASH, has acquired four full sections of coal land
$500 acres, situated i'll the Nicola valley on Cold
Water river B. c. about 100 miles northeast of Van
couVer, B. c., and about 80 miles south from the C.
?. X. main line at Spence's bridge and SO miles north
from the boundary line. These $500 acres are est-
mated to contain 2OO,OOO,oOo tons of higl-grade BIZ
luminous coal the quality of which has been pro-
nounced by the best coal experts to be superior to
any coal known west of the Mississippi river and is
unexCelled for steam backsmthing and domestic
USE and equal to the famous Crows Nest for smelt-
erS coke.
Good and Safe as Wheat in the Barn
We now offer you all opportunity to make 500
every 20 cents you put in and we believe that
Crows Nest Mining company, of British Columbia,
started in 1906 the stock then sold at cents per
share and today is worth $125 1t pays annual
dividend to the shareholder of $40 per share. In
six years from now ours may be worth the same
WHY not? We calculate to have the mines ready to
ship coal in two years from and produce 5000
tons of raw coal per day. Figuring this as basis
of calculation the profit from output like this will
mean over one million dollars per year, net, III dlv-
dends to the shareholders Our stock is non assessa
bic and fully paid; par value of shares 81 90 each
We are now selling at cents per share In short
time the stock WILDE adva need to cents and before
long we will sell for par S1.oo per share
Two railroads are to be built into the Nicola
coal fields at once. The Canadian Pacific and Great
Northern will both be there this year Two hun
dred dollars will now buy 1000 shares ana IN less
than three years we expect to have our mines equip
ned and then your 1000 shares will bring you all IN
come of 81 900 every year, or S1oo per Snare III NV
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-02

ldends. which will mean market value of about $40
per share at the rate of per cent interest the in
vestnent. This is very conservative estimate.
Our property has been examined and reported
upon by prominent coal experts from the United
States and Canada, who pronounce it to be of great
value as a coal producer-among them B. F. August
of West Virginia. Two hundred million 100000,
ooo) tons estimated to underlay our $500 acres,
such vast quantity that it would last for 200 years
at an output of 100000 tons per year.
We will issue from 100 shares up SO that men
and women of moderate means may have chance to
participate in this enterprise. We predict that our
shares will prove in the near future the most re-
markable offered to small investors The mill
ing laws of British Columbia are very stringent and
worcestershire stock, freezingout scheme be
Look at the history of the Crows Nest mine In
90 you could have bought their stock for In
1900 sold for $50 per share; in o2 it had advanced
to 500 and today it costs SIPS per share. Our
mines are about 400 miles nearer the Pacific coast
than the Crows Nest Hence, ask: "Why should
we not meet with just as good success.
Spokane Wash, April going right ahead with
the Similkameen construction Farrell assist
President James HILL the Northern, today The
the end probably between Republic Midway
Vile they will work the smkameen valley toward Princeton
Mr. Farrell also announced that nearly
cuded for the & n Co. the G. N depot Spo
kane jointly with the Hill road.
Only limited number shares price Our
stock being taken and subscribed for by and all
walks of life and small
now do without inconvenience YOURSELF you
will be making wise provision for the future.
Prominent Men Behind Our Company.
Bankers professional and business in high ocia
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-02
Prominent Men Behind Our Company.

Bankers, professional and business in socia
standing interested and identified with enterprise Please
call will show list shareholders,
pectus samples COAL etc. esp
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
AUBURN'SFASTFIELDING
GIVES THE TECHS A BIG CASE OF
 SURPRISE.
Only One Hit Was Made Of Weems and He Struck Out Seven Men, Day Being Hit Pretty Lively at
 Critical Times.

Atlanta, Ga, May 5.-(SpeeiaL)-Au- burn sprung a surprise on the Iechs today and beat her in what was prop ably the best college game ever seen at Atlanta. The two teams were eNen- ly matched with the odds in favor of Auburn in all departments or the SalhS Weems and Day both pitched good pau but Weems had the better support. The best playing for Tech. both il the field and at the bat, was done by McMillan, the short stop. He got everything that came his way and in the ninth drove out a two-bagger with only one man down. His team mates, however, sue cumbed to the sharp fielding of the Auburn team. The whole Auburn team flelded well, the features being eaten of line drive by Steele at center and the team work of Burgess, Hall and Weems in handling slow grounders oe- tween first and second. Owing to Lur- toms throwing Techs didn't dare to try very much base stealing.
 The game was played fast and tfe umpiring was very satisfactory. n the second inning Steele of Auburn mt safe and went to third on Gagers CT TOT. He was left, however, by Neills In the fifth Auburn scored the only run. Neill the first man up, went out to first. Burgess hit safe and stole second and third while Blanton was striking out. Burgess scored when Weems drove a grounder through Browns legs. In almost all the in nings only three Tech men came 10 bat. Their best chance to score came in the ninth. Daniels, the first man up, struck out, With two, strikes nn him McMillan drove out two-base hlt. Hamilton drove a grounder to Sklnner who very neatly caught t hGns mGMiltan bv e3e 3e ing out to Skinner. The teams Will line up again tomorrow with May Tn the box for Auburn and Beane Tor Techs Lynch will probably umpire
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

A Few Foul Tips. Cheer up!
 Simply horrible.
 Don't do 1t again, boys. Case of rattles in the infield. Bussy must not have warmed up at all.
 One for Birmingham. Don't let them get any more.
 Excitement came in large chunks in those ninth and tenth innings. Last game today. Get together, ye Pretzels and make 1t good one. Anything stronger than water is sometimes very bad on the nerves. And still O'Brien sits on the bench. Do the directors intend to allow that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
SELMA TO GET IN COTTON STATES.
StOuch Wires that One of the Towns
 Will WeIch.

Selma. May 5.-(Special )-President Rosendorf of the Selma Baseball As- sociation late this afternoon received a telegram from Manager Tom Stough of the Meridian team, asking if Selma wanted to go in the Cotton States League. The telegram stated that within a few days it was very probable that one of the cities composing tho League would drop out, and that If Selma preferred going into the Cott> States League instead of the Tri-Sta. League, which is being organized. he thought that she could get the fran chise that would be given up. Presi- dent Rosendorf telegraphed Stouch to keep him posted and to do all that he could to get In the league if one of the cities which composed it was going to drop out. and thinks that he will hear something definite from Stouch in re- gard to the matter tomorrow. The fans here who have heard of the tele- gram from Stouch are very much elat- ed over the prospects of this city get ting a franchise in the. Cotton States League, and are sure that the present team would have to strengthen very little to hold its own in that organiza- tiOn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Every want ad is the "cipher- key" to an event or an episode in the life of the people.
Bankrupt Sale.

Under and by virtue of an order made by the Honorable Asa E. Stratton, Referee an Bankruptcy for the District Court of the United States Middle District of Alabama, in the matter of Johnson Manufacturing Company bankrupt. the undersigned trustee will, between the legal hours of sale on May 17th, 1905, unless sooner disposed of at private sale, proceed to sell at publiN outcry to the highest bidder for cash, at the store house formerly occupied by said bankrupt NO I2O North Perry St, in the City of lMoFs gomery. Alabama, all of the property Of the bankrupt specifically set forth in Inventory taken therein on April 1Sth, 1905. consisting of complete outfit for manufaeo turing sodawater, in part as follows; Soaking Tubs. 2h H. P. Electric Motor 2 Botting Benches complete, Grown Cork ,machine. i syphon Filling machine, eighty gallon Steel Founts. forty gallon Steel Generator, Shipping and City cases Bottles. , Steel Founts. Wagons and Harness, horse.
 ( The property can be seen a particular inventory had on application to the under signed The sale will be made subject to the confirmation or rejection of the court
 W. B. SNODGRASS.
 Trustee. Montgomery. Alabama