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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-12-15
FOOTBALL FATALITIES.

o. The Chicago Tribune, on Nov. q, in
letter to President Roosevelt urging
intervention against the present fatal
and british form Of football, said:
1.-THE 1905 football season practically
closed today with two dead on the field
of battle. Today's fatalities bring the
total of slain to ninteen and the injured
[record only being made of accidents
GU of the ordinary TO 1877.
''rhis years record OF deaths is mo re
tn IN double that OF the yearly aver age
TO. the last five years, the total for
tn 1t period being forty-five.
"a significant fact is that the teams
playing an open game have escaped
with less than their usual quota of ac-
cidents.
. "The Tribune's list shows the fol-
loving: OF those slaughtered, eleven
were high school players and ten Of the
k He'd were immature boys of seventeen
and under. Three ha rdened, seasoned
and presumably physically fit colleg e
men were slain. The others were anna
tours.
"Body blows producing internal In :
juries were responsible for four deaths;
conclusion of the brain claimed six
victims; injuries to the spine resulted
in three cases; blood poisoning carried
off two gridiron warriors, and other
injuries caused four deaths.
"Amoug the injuries that have not
resulted fatally are: Broken collar
bones and shoulders, 10; broken legs,
81; broken arms, 8; fractures of some
portions Of head, 10; broken ribs, 81;
spinal injuries, 3, and conclusion OF
brain, 81
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-12-15
CerardstoWn N sW ).
From the Times.

FROM the Times.
Butter Is, eggs 30.
We are glad to see Mr.. w. p. Gee
able to be out again after his recent ILL.,
ness.
Mrs. Dorothy Lamon, of Washing
ton, spent Thanksgiving day in Il Q
village.
Miss Nellie Golf has gone on a vi sit
to Alexandria Va.
Mrs. p. IL. Irwin returned to her
home in Baltimore on Monday.
DR.. and Mrs, NJ. III. Carter. of Balti-
more spent several days with his par
ents in the old village.
Mr.. Roy Warfield started on Tues
day night for southern sojourn dur
ing the winter for the benefit of his
health.
Mrs Bina Bryarly, of Allegheny
City, Pa, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Graham.
A protracted meeting is in progress
at the M. f. church of this place
preaching every night by the pastor,
Rev. U. s. Crowder
Mr.. Robert Sherrar attended the fun
eral of his brother William at Airing
ton last week. He also went to BaIti-
more and purchased a stock of new
goods for Morgan's store. Call and see
them.
The Gerards town Cornet Band will
hold series of oyster suppers, COM
mencing on Monday evening, 25th, and
continuing three nights. They will be
held at the resid ence of DR.. Morgan.
The public is ordislly invited to at
tend.
The Presbyterian church and con-
gregation of this place have recently
enjoyed feast of good things. A series
OF meetings began on Thursday even
ing, 23ult, and closed on the succeeding
Sunday night. They were conducted, in
the absence of the pastor, by Rev. J.
Calvin Stewart, ID. d. of the church of
the Covenant, Richmond, Va, who
preached twice each day, except on
Datur day night. The meetings were
expected to continue longer, but DIR.
Stewart was called to return by the i'll
ness Of member of his church, and
left here on Monday morning
His departure was very much re-
GREETED by the people, as also by
himself, as much interest was
being manifested. Large congregations
were present at each service and the
ears of all the people were attentive to
the preaching of the word. The good
seed 80 faithfully sown will no doubt
bring forth an abundan. harvest in
due season.
Able and eloquent in the pulpit. and
charming in the home, Dr. Stewart en-
deared himself to the people of this
community, who will give him a cor
dial welcome whenever he comes
among them.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-12-15
Ely Bros,
So Warren, Street

Mr.. George Myers, who has been
with Mr.. Nj. S. BIrdette for several
years in his stationery store has been
given the position of superintendent
of the g. q p, Telephone company for
Berkeley county. Mr.. Vonslagle who
has had charge Of this field for the past
six months or so will be transferred to
Frederick county Maryland. Mr..
Vonslagle is an efficient superinten-
dent always kind and and obliging and
has built up the business here very
greatly. He leaves many friends here
who regret so see him leave but we pre-
dict that he will be coming back very
frequently.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-12-15
Fra

Fire broke out in the Ruble store
building on Winchester avenue ON
Wednesday afternoon and the building
was nearly destroyed, Mr.. RubIe moved
to Winchester month or two ago and
left the house empty excepting meat
shop in the front room run by Mr. Pas
cal and it vas Their, tuat the fire start
ed. The loss is about thousand dol
lars and no insurance. The fire COM
pany responded promptly and the Kill
bourn Independents were the first on
the scene they being near the fire.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-12-15
EsTRAY CATTLE.

Five young cattle, three steers and
two heifers each with slit in left ear
came to my place near Inwood about
July l 1905. The owner will come for
ward, prove property, pay expenses
aud take away.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-12-15
SOME BARGAINS AT
SALE.

Hereford Bnll, 800 lbs. and over,
Angus Bull, 800 lbs and over.
Durham Calf, 400 lbs. and over.
Durham Calf. Sucking.
10 Hereford Heifers, 500 to 900 lbs
10 Angus Heifers, 500 to 500 lbs.
Riding and driving Mare in foal.
Yearling Colt trotting bred.
Sucking Colt, Coacher bred.
Some 40 TO so 1000 ID. steers 10
be let on contract for corn feed
ing. Muse clear out for winter.
Brood Mare in foal by Magruders
Jack.
GRAY SILVER.
124 Its.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-12-15
NOTICE.

Dec. s, 1907 hereby give notice
that | will not pay any debts contract
ed by my wife Josephine Harris. She
having left by bed and board.
Its. Robert j. Harris.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
RELIGIoNvALuED ABOVE $50, 900
Woman Refused Fortune Before She
Would Become IA Catholic.

Refusing $50, 600 rather than change
her religion by becoming Catholic
is the act by which Mrs. Lucinda
Ganson of Davenport, Iowa, has as
tonished her friends.
Charles Simpson, a wealthy friend
of the GansOn family, recently died in
Sacramento, California, and Mrs. Gan
son has received word that he left her
$50. 600 in his will on condition that
she become Catholic.
In event of her refusal the money
was to 90 to a Catholic Orphanage in
Sacramento.
''Thirty thousand dollars is an inn
mense sum of money, said Mrs. Gan
son, but | cannot think of changing
my religion for any amount of money.
II don't feel that | could be faith
full to the Catholic church, while |
have nothing against it. shall let
the legacy 60 to the orphanage and
not imperil my own salvation by
changing my religion or belief for
money. -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
THIS Is \ GOOD ONE.
MuIberries and Corn said to Grow on
Same Tree in Colquitt County.

MIR. James Young Of Worth county
is authority for the statement that on
Mr.. Wiley Vickers place, west Of
Warrior creek in COlquitt county, is
a mulberry tree which bears alternate
Iy, on the same limb, a mulberry and
a tiny ear of corn.
The tree has stood for years in the
middle Of hog pen, in which many
hogs have been fed, and it is thought
in some way got its marvellous variety
of fruit from this fact.
The ears of corn are about five
inches long, without shucks, perfectly
developed, with cObs about the size Of
popcorn. The ears grow on the same
limb alongside the mulberries.
MIR. Young had one of the small
cobs, from which the corn had been
shelIed with him, and says that any
one who doubts the phenomenon can
90 and look at the tree, which is now
in full fruit on Mrs. Vicker's place
and there to show for distribution
Gazette.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28

Captain :. w. Thornton Dies at His
Home in Talbot County.

Death has taken away another mem
ber-eIect of the house of Representatives
of Georgia. which convenes today.
On last Friday Captain 5. w. Thorn
ton died at his home in Talbot county,
The deceased. who was an uncle Of
Mr.. Fl. Q. Thornton Of Dawson, was
one of Talbot's most highly esteemed
citizens. and would have represented
his cour ably and faithfully in the
general assembly.
-Four vacancies have occurred
among the members elect Of the house
of representatives Hon. w. W..
Gambler of Burke died several months
ago. and Hon. w. H. Davis was unan-
imously elected his successor. Hon.
Roland Ellis of Bibb resigned several
weeks since and Hon. w. A. Davis
was chosen without opposition to fill
the vacancy. Hon. K. +. Barksdale
of Pulaski resigned last week, and an
election has been called to fill the va
cancy. And now Hon. 5. w. Thorn
ton of Talbot has passed to the great
beyond.
One senator-elect. has died, namely:
Hon. w. II. Yates of the fOrty-fOurth
district. The vacancy thus caused
was filed by the election of Mr.. Asa
brook of CatoOsa county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
SERVED THIS MAN RIGHT.
Albanian Arrested for Occupying Seat
Set Apart for Negroes.


j. A. Dunwody of the Atlanta Trust
and Banking Co. has been tried and
bound over to the state courts by the
recorder for failure to move from one
Of the three car seats reserved, under Il
state law, for negroes. He will have
to answer to q misdemeanOr.
The case is an interesting one, mas
much as it is the first instance in At
lanta that a white man has been hal
ed before the court because he sat in q
seat set apart for blacks. The state
law provides the separation OF the
races on street cars, and the street car
company has designated the third seat
on each side from the rear as the ter
ritory to be occupied by negroes who
may board the cars.
The conductorof the car which Dun
woody boarded testified that he inform
ed the passenger that he was sitting
on a seat reserved for the negroes,
but the young man declined to move,
and he had case made against him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
AN AGED BURGLARS ADVICE
"ALWAYS BE HONEST" is HIS
DYING DECLARATION.
big Frank" MCCOY, Central Figure in
Many Daring Exploits, at Point of
Death i'm New York Hospital

big Frank" Mccoy, one of the
most expert bank burglars in the
country, now So years old, is dying in
Bellevue hospital penniless, says a
New York dispatch He was the cen
trail figure in many daring exploits,
and the partner of Jimmy" Hope
and "Red" Leary in dozens of 9th
erS.
Now lying helpless on cot he re-
called some of his crimes, which he
related while tears streamed from his
eyes.
'Be honest, my boy; be honest, "
he whispered hOarsely. IF | had
been honest don't think [ would be
here now. Look at poor Jimmy Hope.
He was the best of us, and he had
money and friends up to the day OF
his death, but he was never happy. -
Proud of Manhattan Bank job.
Then he sank back on his pillow and
breathed heavily. He saw himself as
he, with Jimmy Hope and Red Leary.
were planning the famous Manhattan
bank robbery, which, by its daring,
startled the world, and has lived in
fact and fiction for decade.
"We did a few good things in our
dav." he muttered. mo one has ever
eulaled the Manhattan State Bank
affair, and no one ever will, but Pm
sorry for it now, for it has made me
an Outcast, and here [ am probably
dying, and there won't be a soul to
mourn for me. Some of my old friends
have been good to me, but they are
dropping out one by one.
lone Of the cleanest jobs | was ever
in was the cracking Of the safe Of the
Beneficial Savings Bank of Philadel-
phia in 1872. We got $50, 600 in cash
and iewelry from the safe.
Gave Back 500 900.
"And then we got to thinking it
over. All the depositors were poor
Catholics, and we were Catholics our
selves. 1T was Il mean kind Of a job,
for we blew the safe while the watch
man was at mass, and when it was put
up to US right we decided wee give up
the stuff and sure enough we did. Not
a penny did we keep
1.-The funniest thing that ever hap
pened to US was when we were caught
in 1877 breaking a safe in Suffolk,
Va 1t was election day, and there
was a big crowd on the street early in
the morning. We had forgot about
that, and we ran square into the arms
of a hundred men.
How we got away | don't know to
this day, except that we fought our
way through the crowd and reached
our horses. The next day we learned
that a big posse had trailed US for
miles, and that half Of the gang had
erected a scatfOld on which to hang
1l- -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
BEARS COMMON IN DoUGHERTY.
One Seen Near Pretoria and Was
Headed for Albany.
From the Albany Herald.

From the Albany Herald
Bears are getting common in Dough-
erty county.
Yesterday a big bruin passed
through the county between Walker
Station and Pretoria-headed toward
Albany.
The animal was seen by several
parties, and when it crossed the Pre-
Walker Station road it was fol-
lowed by a negro farmer, who fired
several shots at it, but without APP
parent effect. The bear was headed
due east, and unless it changed its
course or stopped in some convenient
swamp in ought to be now somewhere
in the neighborhood OF this city.
A number of bears have been seen
recently in the western part of the
county. One, it is remembered, found
it's way into Sand Town, a suburb OF
Albany, a little more than a month
ago, and was killed after an exciting
chase.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
A SWARM OLE BARIEs.

SiXty-One infants, former inmates
Of the New York Founding Asylum.
on Thursday thronged the St. Louis
union station and congested traffic, for
a time keeping corps of nurses busy.
One baby. Joseph Brown. aged three
years. fell from a car window just be-
fore reaching St. Louis and was
instantly killed. At the union station
five babies succeeded in crawling un-
der waiting trains, but were rescued
from their perilous positions. The
infants are being taken to Texas, where
they viii be distributed into homes
for adoption.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
COSTS 100000. 600 A YEAR
THE RURAL FREE DELIVERY
SERVICE DOES NOT PAY.
Congress VIII Likely Have a Fight on
Its Hands When the Next Appro-
priation Comes Up.

A Washington dispatch says rural
free delivery seems destined to entail
a cost of $50, 900, 600 a year to the gov
eminent. Legislators are not worried
over the necessity of appropriating
this enormous sum. however, since
they think that rural delivery tends
to thin out the population of the cit
les. ANY scheme that works to this
end they believe is worth investing
government money in.
Senators and representatives OF
states having large cities look upon
this vast appropriation for rural de-
livery as an injustice to their cOnstit-
uents. They insist that a reasonable
division of postal revenues shall 90
for pneumatic tubes and other facill-
ties of quickening the mail service OF
the contested centers. A single build
ING in New York contains 300 per
sons during the working day, and
they are nearly all letter writer .
Their average use of the postal ser
vice probably equals that OF o2,OOO
peOple IN the rural communities 1t l.
necessary to make thirty-three cOIlec'
tions a day in some Of the New ork
buildings to get the accommodating mau
out of the way.
An inspector, DESTROYS of establish,
ing a rural route, has to exert himself
to the utmost 10 count in 100 famlIIe,
which could be served in a ride OF
twenty-four miles. There are hun
dreds of routes in operation today ton
the accommodation of much smaller
number OF households, and in making
rural delivery universal, within the
limits of practicablIity, which j. no"
the aim OF congress and the depart
ment, it VIII be necessary to include a
great many routes OF considerably
less than 100 families.
Rural Delivery Does Not Pay,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28

Remember that Supreme is the best
-four sold in Dawson. Ask your grocer
for it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
The Salve That Penetrates.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve pen
etrates the pores of the skin, and by
its antiseptic, rubifOcient and healing
influence it subdues Inflammation and
cures boils, burns, cuts, eczema, tet-
ter, ring worm and all skin diseases.
A specific for blind, bleeding, itching
and protruding piles. The original
and genuine Witch Hazel Salve is
made by +. G.. De Witt 4 Co., and
sold by Dawson Drug co
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
a 100000 HOO.

A five hundred pound hog was put
in the pound in Triton, and before the
owner got around to redeem it the hog
died. Then the man told the city
council the hog was worth $50. 600 but
if they would settle at once he would
accept $1,000. The council refused
the generous offer, and a damage suit
will probably follow. This same man
killed a /, 400 pound hog last year.
The breed was not stated.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
TO kEEr TIE SENATE cooL.

A Washington correspondent says
that it takes million pounds of ice
per year to keep the United States SEN
ate cool. And it doubtless takes a
million pounds of coal a year to keep
the Unicted States senate warm. The
United States senate is not only the
most august deliberative body in the
world. " but probably the most eXpen-
sive body Of its kind in the world.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28

all of the bic cities of the country are
begging for additional carriers, and
cannot understand why they cannot
get what they need while any country
district can, on petition, get first
class rural service. But the men who
depend on country districts for their
political support control congress 10y
4 large majority, and the rural SER
vice IS thus safe from the attacks OF
the CITIES
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28

take Laxative BromO Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if il fails to cure. f. w. Groves sig
nature on each box
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
VIII Re Complete by19IO.

VIII BE Complete by 1910.
The rural delivery service should be
as near complete as, with a constantly
increasing population, it will ever be
nv 1910. Three wears ago the depart
ment estimated that the territory in
the United States available for rural
free delivery embraced about l, 900, 600
souare miles. Today there are in Op-
Grafton 81, 1876 rural routes, which Gov
er nearly 700. 900 square miles. 1t is
estimated that it will take about $4,000
additional carriers to cover the de-
clared available territory. But this
area is constantly widening, not only
from the growth of population, but
from the willingness of the department
TO 90 out after smaller bits of bust
ness. Accordingly 10000 carriers
will be necessary before the service
can be regarded as approximately
complete
1t is possible to estimate with some
decree of certainty the cost Of full
crown service Assuming that 1T Will
take 90, 600 carriers to cover the coun-
try the fixed annual charge for sala-
ries for carriers alone at the present
rate of S72O a year would be S43, 2OO,-
600 The carriers are insisting on
! better pay. and they will no doubt get
it sooner or later. Eight hundred dol
| lars wear is the sum congress has IN
mind as the salary that will next be
agreed on, and when the pay Is fixed
at that amount the annual fixed
charges for carriers would be $4S,-
! 600, 600.
Heavy Cost OF the service.
Outside the salaries of carriers the
cost Of maintaining the service will be
| large. 1t will be necessary to employ
division superintendent, rural agents,
clerks at division headquarters, etc.
! The prevailing view in the postal es-
Establishment is that the cost OF rural
! free delivery viii continue to grow IN
! til it approaches 500, 600, 600 a year.
JUST how much money the postal de-
paItmeut loses on account Of the rural
service it is impossible to estimate,
because no one can tell what proper
/ tiOn of the increase of revenues IN
large cities is directly chargeable to
! the establishment of rural free deliv-
cry routes from these city Offices Full
I " 70 per cent of the mail delivered In
| the country ofimir rs in the cities.
! The rural ruri~. reate new business,
ana to an 1t the city pOstOffice
gets credit for the increase IN the rev
enue.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-12-14
Pope q Short Line Man.

liz now transpires that j. u. Pope,
the railroad explorer, who made the
Journey through the Salmon river
canyon last October. was a Short
Line engineer. lie was out TO hnd
water.grade route TO the Pacific north
vest coast for the Harriman system.
This great system Is handicapped
by circuitous route, heavy grades
and deep snow at present. saving
of 100 miles would be effected by ex.
tending the Mackay braach to the
Salmon river aud down that stream
To a junction with the Graneeyiiie
branch at the mouth OF Little Sal
mon river, only a little over 200 miles
a saving OF 100 miles between Poca.
tello and the coast. And this IL n
snowless route with easy grades. ~
has become a necessity that the Har-
riman system avoid the snow sum.
mits between Snake river and Colum-
bia river on the Burnt river route.
There IL no more construction ie-
ouired To connect the Salmon river
route to accomplish this object that
has been desired SO long, than TO ex'
tend the road from Huntington 90
Lewiston, with the saving OF iot
miles In the total distance between
Pocatello and lewiston; and IL has
been decided that the through road
must 20 by Lewiston.
The Salmon route offers many ad
yantaqes other than shorter distances
and better grades. 1t opens nev
J field and secures IL to this system
when 1t would certainly either III
, dormant or be appropriated by
! rival. The Hartman system woul'
secure for ali time the traffic oil tn
. Salmon basin by The Immediate occu
e patton OF the Salmon river canyon
4 This strategic move would coniin
q tho Hill system To the tributaries q
the Clearwater river for Central Ida
no traffic. There could he no induce
ment for this road to enter the uppe
I Salmon basin, at least, II the chnyo
4 from Shoup to the mouth OF Littl
i salmon was occupied by iva
v Even II the alternative should be AZ
cepted at this time, the road irol
Is Huntington TO Lewiston, road dow
% the Salmon must follow In the ne'
o future. An early appropriation I
v the salmon route would be both &c
rs nomical and strategic.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-12-14
CARMAN CORRESPONDENCE.

Henry Dahle has accepted q posi-
ton with Igou Bros, on their Carmen
creek ranch for the Winter.
Peter Mckinney came down TO his
ranch this week. He has spent the
Summer in Roosevelt.
A. j. Mathews made a business trip
to Salmon on Saturday last.
Messrs Schumacher and Motz passed
through here Tuesday on their way T.
the Schumacher and oleson property
near the head OF Carmen creek.
Dan Muleihy OF Boyle creek went te
Salmon last FRIDAY ON business.
VIM. Billings has sold his ranch OF
Boyle creek 10 Joe Goodin.
Roht Martin is holding down tn,
VIM. Kesl ranch for the Winter.
Bert Maydole Is under medica
treatment at Salmon,
c. IL. Reynolds has gone to Lemh
Agency with load of lumber for J
T.. Rees,
| T.. Benedict Is gathering up Fran
Ferguson's horses,
Mr.. Burk and family visited Nj
and Mrs. Hoffman last sunday.
The ranchers are busy feeding cattl
and getting up iirewood.
Dec. IL, 1895.