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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-12-21

The best job some men ever did il
the one they gave the sndsrlaner.
Miss Edna Snyder and Mr.. Kelly Il.
Holiday will be married at Jones
Spring on Christmas day.
MESkalph Staubiy, who lat year
graduated in law at the State Univer-
sity - been licensed by the County
eonrt&e practice.
Mr.. Noble Kilmer has rented thu
Tablsrfarm now occupied by Mr. II. G,
Tabbs near Tablers' Station and will
move thereon in the spring.
Messrs. Harry Downs, Henry Hess,
Edgar Lang and Victor Teller came
home this week from the State Uni
versity for the Christmas holidays.
Caddy Miller, accused Of burg.ariz
ing II. ). Cushwa store about veal
ago has been At last captured in Cham
bersburg. He will be brought back fo
trial.
Old Bsozer- No. parson; tell = i
never could swaller that yarn aboul
Sampson and them ere Philistines.
PArson-Reaily! Well, its about tn.
only thing you couldn't swallow
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Leaths.


1t 10 with profound sorrow that we
report the sudden and unex pected
death Of DR.. r. l.. Strobe, which oc-
CURED at his home at Swan Pond In
this county about i've miles northeast
of this city on Wednesday night last
about 10 o'clock at the age of 40 years
and months.
DIR. STROBE was native Of Jefferson
county, but when he graduated in
medicine he located At Swan Pond,
about II years ago, and year or 20 af-
ter marriei Miss Randall, q daughter
OF Mr.. James +. Randall, Of that vicin-
iiy, wko with two children, a son and
a daughter, survive. The children are
Andy Il year, Of age and Texana II
years old.
The deceased was fine physician,
who always kept up with the progress
Of his profession, good citizen, who
was always deeply interested In the
welfare Of the community, q kind
neIghbor and a consistent member Of
the United Brethren Church ct Greens
burg. Y has never been our pleasure
70 know q more affablc man or sruer
friend than DR.. Strobe and he Justly
deserved the great popularity which he
enjoyed. Within the scope Of our
acquaintance we have never known I
host who dispensed more cordial
hospitality than he. He was thorough
gentleman and Of the old school, .
class in these days Of commercial grind
and graft which is sadly growing
smaller.
UDeath came suddenly. He had been
complaining slightly during the even
Ing Of having headache and lay dow
but got up for several office consults-
tions, but about 10 O'Clock he was sud
denly taken worse and died In few
minutes. He will be greatly missed in
chat community, which he has served
SO long, rich aud poor alike without
distraction.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
Saturday, morning ut ii o'clock At the
house and the interment will be In
Edgewood cemetery at Shepherds
town.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-12-21
Do Your Christmas Shopping Early
How do the shoppers swoop down on

Do Your Christmas Shopping Early
How do the shoppers swoop down on
the store?
Dear lady shoppers,
Watched by fly coppers-
How do the shoppers swoop down on
the store?
Worning and squirting
And wriggling and giggling
And staring and glaring
And samplinae end tranpling
And mussing add fussing
while clerks are cussing),
And tearing their wearing
Apparel, not caring,
SO long a. their crushing
And pushing and rushing
And fsetting and sweating
Result IN their getting
Ten cents worth Of ruching.
Chattering, scattering,
Down the main aisle
With a vigorous battering,
tanning and slamming,
Tramming and cramming
And squeezing and wheeling
And stumbling and tumbIIDg
And mumbiing and grumbling
Until with dashing
And crashing and smashing
Tney find that their start meant
The grocery department,
Where each buys her husband
Ten cents worth Of lemons.
That's how the shoppers swoep
down on the store
dear lady s.oppers,
Watched by fly ooppers
That's how the shoppers swoop down
on the store.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-12-21

Mr. Harry M. Turner. of the way ur
.iand, is at his home in Shepherdstown
10 spend the holidays with his family.
lie and Mrs. Turner were in Martins
burg on last Saturday and we are sorry
10 have missed him whers he called
.atour Office.
Invitations have been issued to the
wedding of Miss Winona Robinson
Fries, daughter of Prof. j. n Fries, Of
the staff Of teachers at the Martins
burg High school, and Mr.. Etewar,
Latrohe Hunter, of Berkeley Springs
which will take place at the home d
the bride in Berkeley Springs, on the
evening ofThursday, Dec q.
Mr.. 8. w. NJ. Peters, prominen,
resident of Berkeley Springs, and wei
known in Martinsburg, is Iyin 2 crit
caliy i'll in a Washington hospital
with very little chance of recovery. Mr.
Peters is a victim of spinal meningitis
In company with Mr.. Nat. Pendleton
OF that place, he lett day or two age
for Philadelphia hospital, but nj,
condition was such when Washinx
ton was reached that it was deemed
Axpedisnt to remove him from tbs
Train at that point.
As we go to peas we learn that Mr.
Peters is dead.
The Old National Bank, preparatory
TO moving, will on next Saturday offe,
Tor sale the Old National Bank bui,d.
ing. The sale will be before and TO the
directors and Stockholders, they hav.
Ing hfst opportunity and then late,
may be offered at public auction. III.
Dank Will have most elegant Quarter,
IN their new building, the Continen,al
building. This structure is 70 (.
thoroughly rsmodeied. The vho,s
ground floor will be fitted ,ip for the
banking room and will be one Of tn.
nnest In the State. hebuiIdins will r.
rebuilt on the outside with fine Ii~b,
pressed brick. This work will he-in
April and must be completed by Oct.
ober1.
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Next Tuesday will be Christmas day
aud as is the custom with country
newspapers we win issue small sheet
next week. The force which makes the
Statesman Democrat has worxed
faithfully the whole year and they de-
serve few days rest.
The editor however will be az his
desk each day excepting Christmas day
and any who wish to pay up their
subscription will have good oppor-
tunity. We hope to be kept busy
writing receipts.
Miss Jane Colston is on visit to her
sister at Fairmont.
1 Mr.. Gilbert p. Miller, Of Romney,
was in town on last Friday.
4 Mrs. Frank II. Baker, Of New York !,
Is here on visit to her old home an d
friends.
1 Mr.. Frank A. Wolfhope, Of Cumber-
land, was in town last Friday on bus
mess.
Miss Amelia Hetxel who has been
i'll with typhoid fever. We are glad to
say 10 improving.
Read Spillman Bros. new advertise
ment in this issue. They are talking
about goods suitable for Christmas
gifts.
| What makes q nicer Christmas gift
than nice ring and Jones has them.
All kinds of rings In great numbers to
select from.
Messrs. ]. w. Dodd, John l.. Whit
more and I. d. Vanmetre returned
home from the Oklahoma trip on Tues
day night.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.Jac
con DeHaven, venerable resident of
Back Creek valley, is very i'll with a
cancer on her eye.
4 The next number of the Tri-State
Entertainment Course at the Central
Opera house viii be held on Thursday
Jan. 3. The entertainment will be by
Durno-The Famous Magician.
Read the new advertisement In this
issue Of the Dean-N' hitmore- Drewry-
Co. They are giving prices that will as
tonish you. They have so many articles
That will make fine Christmas gifts.
4 The Shenandoah Pants Company
has opened q branch factory at Green
castle, Pa. This has been found neces-
sary by reason Of needed help. Mr..
Charles Davidson, Of this city has
supervision of the new plant.
Ii you want something nice for a
Christmas gift call at Jones Jewelry
store. 4 nice piece Of hand decorated
| china, cut glass or nice piece of jew
elry are suitable for Christmas gifts
and Jones is the place to get them
Come at once and avoid the rush.
I There are petitions before the Coun
ty Court urging the building Of the
bridge over The Opequon at Sulphur
Springs and there is also petition
protesting against ii. The court is also
petitioned to appoint Mr.. John f
Grove AS stewart at the aims house. A
splendid man for the place.
n Mr.. w. q. Kiimer, AZ special con-
missioner will sell the Noble property
located on South Raleigh street, at thu
front door OF the Court House on Sat
urday, January IL at 100 p. m. This
is fine piece Of property and will
make nice comfortable home for an !
one. /. 10 in good condition and ia a
most excellent height orhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. #. hess will have
all their sons at home at Christmas.
Frank who runs large printing es
Enlistment in Baltimore. Henry
who is completing his course in civil
engineering at Morgantown and who
spent two years in Bolivia, South
America, recently, and Edward who
is travelling salesman for Colgate 4
g o., PfttsbuTg.
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Public Sales.
Jan. II, Saturday.. s. Gapeby as
agent for the heirs of James Gage
by deceased will sell the real es-
tate Of the decedent at Bunker
Hill.
December 20, 1906, Saturday-w. w.
Downey, special commission will
sale the Bender Mill property at
the front door Of the Court House.
January %, Wednesday, Mr.. John w
Dern will sell his stock, iuple-
ments and household goods, at hi.
home on the McSherry farm near
Greensburg
Feb s, 1897. Tuesday Watson and
Shoemaker will sell stock and
farming implements in whiting,
Neck-K eesecker, Auetioneer.
Feb. 8, 1901, Friday, Mr.. 8. Waite,
Busey will sell stock and farmln,
implements At his home q mill
west Of Bunker Hili-I,odd A.c,
tionecr.
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Mammoth Bronze Turkeys and
Barred Plymouth Rock Chickens,
guaranteed pure bred.
w. M. Jefferson,
i22l4fs. Rest, Va.
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ADVERTISEMENTS FOR rms PAPER RE-
16fvHD with thes GUARANTEE that the
CIRCULATION lot the STATESMAN
EXCEEDS thsfssf any PAPER pub-
ished In Martinsbura. Berkeley
County, West virginia
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-12-21

altered Al the Post-osnos ut Msrtinspurs
". Va. ~ second-class matter.
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Blank leases for sale at this Office.
Miss Lillian Licklider has returned
from a visit to friends at Grafton.
Blank leases, suitaale for renting
town property for saie at this Office
Mr.. L. D. Gerhar DIT and his mn.
son were in Washington several dav.
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. FeIL.r ;.
visiting friends at New MartinsvirIe
w. Va. 80
MISS Alice Ambrose, who has baa,,
very III with typhoid fever is slowlx
recovering
MISS LIMO Thompson arrived bom.
on last Friday from Hollins Institute
neanRoanoke, for the christmas Voc.
i tion. 'sa
ITS. Jane Jamis0n, who has been or
visit TO Mrs. ELMER Hopper, has re
turned to her home in Stubenyille
Ohio. : -
Read the new advertisement in thi,
Issue OF M. 5. Burdetle. Heisadva
Using many fine goods for Christine,
presents.
". !. Frank Evans, who has beer
employed as travelling salesman n
we" --igiand, as no,ne for the hrist.
M ,luays.
"aisa. ils, teacher in tn,
81 500, sp." asst Saturday ant
q -s.' ..ly VI MIR. X. II
s..isi.1 Hill.
q. I. call on Monda,
T. ..aucl. AS road su
aensi.. a~s just completed al
u piece Ut road making ius
u u town Of more than Nv,
4nlch Will be found 10 be prea
Us 10 The farmers Of that section
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ations before he arrived in England as the
Bishop of santa Croce. ..s y
Finally he landed in Oxford, on his
beam ends. He had, however, his alleged
certificate OF co nReoration and his news-
paper clippings. The charity of believers
in the Old Catholic Church, some Of whom
he converted himself, established him in
an oratory. There he celebrated mass, held
regular afternoon services and won a great
reputation for piety.
Beyond contracting debts on the strength
OF his ecclesiastical position, he did not
show his hand until he worked a false draft
for 600 on a Mr.. Fisher. The draft was a
forgery, even to the certihcations, which
were supposed to be those Of priests living
In Paris.
AT about this time Labouchere started
In on him a nd published a very fair sum-
mary OF his record, which created q sensa-
ton in England. He was arrested for the
draft operation, but he had managed it so
cleverly, what with n trip TO Paris and
the complication he had worked into the
deal, and his testimony On the stand was
30 clever, that he was acquitted.
Last January, after his discharge, Donkin
fell LII. He had already contracted tuber-
~culosis, which he caught in prison, and he
was taken also with heart weakness. From
his death bed, he issued a pious pastoral
letter asserting that he was the truly con-
secrated Bishop Of Santa Croce, and that
those who denied 1t were p~ersecuting him.
He was cared for in his last days by people
Of Oxford, who had attended his "oratory.'
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OvERCOAT THAT COST $4,000.
It Was Lined With Sable and Not Calculated
to stand Much Wear.

A New York tailor who gets the cream OF
the metropolitan trade remarked the other
day that he had read with a good deal OF sur
prise An advertisement OF one OF the large
ready made clothing houses in which they
called attention to overcoats at SIS. Il did
not suppose they went as high as that, he
said. "of course, | very frequently make
overcoats at 800 and over. but this advertis-
Ing OF high priced stun shows ready made
clothing is gaining ground among the class
OF people to whom price is no consideration.
kpropos of overcoats," he went on. Il made
a coat not long ago which cost the owner
SIS, 900. Vt had a Russian sable lining. with
a shell Of quality proportionately rich \
Russian sable skin is not very large. you
know. not as large as a good sized MINK IN
fact, and It takes about sixty 10 make n lining
The average cost per skin is something like
$500. 40 you can readily see where the value
comes in. No, ! admit ] don't make many
like this, and ] don't care to, After the skins
we're brought here by my client that coat
had my entire thought until it was completed
and delivered. and Of course | had to insure
it all the while 1t was in work.
In spite Of its great cost, such a garment
would not stand much hard usuage, The
SO bic ia a very. fine and delicate fur; almost
to ss great a degr SG a. hss Gnl1 fnI sn;d oI iSa y IS +
is so highly favored b. those who can AFFORD
il Is. on tina, account, not 10 be wondered at,
although ! suppose il coon skin were rare and
valuable II would have quite as enviabie a
vogue among the exclusive. But IL isn't a
question Of wear with those who can indulge
in the luxury OF sables, In fact, ! believe
To mention ito wearing qualities would seem
a positive dement, with some; at any rate. IL
would not be much Of n recommendation.
4 a class. the "ery wealthy are not hard
on their clothes, however, They buy the
hnesst cloths are not by any means the most
durable. The shell of this sable overcoat,
for example, was woven of lambs wool
Now. lambs wool is so very soft that II will
not stand hard usage. Any ordinary ma
buyina a coat of this sort would go through
II In no time and swear he had been cheated,
but the man OF wealth and fashion has some
sort OF q garment especially suited for every
occasion. and as a consequence none Of his
clothes arc outworn They are in some
cases as good for all practical purposes when
he diecards them az thev were when they left
the chop
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On the Corner of the Street.

On the Corner of the Street.
Late OF early in the day,
How l love to hear them play.
That queer italian band down on the corner OF the
street.
Thinking nute and loud bassoon
Give forth many a lively tune
To the rustic and the rhythm OF the children's dane
ing feet.
Little dodgers hand in hand
Watch the leader of the band.
And wait with smiling faces for the signal OF COM
mand-
ON the corner OF the street.
How their voices rend the air!
Children laughing, debonair;
Bright, happy. ragged urchlns with their clothes
all solled and torn.
Round they 60 In dizzy whlrl.
Little boy and little girl
A dght that makes %grownups feel out OF place and
quite forlorn.
Round and round aga ain they 60
With their faces all aglow,
Gayly tripping. lightly skipping to quick time with
rhythmic toe
On the corner OF the street.
With flushed cheeks and twtnkling eyes
Foolish tots and tots grown wise.
Large and small ones, bad and good ones Join TO-
gether in mad prance:
Sec them gtimacc and cavort.
Was there ever such fine sport
As to watch this aggregation OF young heathens
at their dance'
Needing not how time doth ny.
With Wild shout and joyous cry
They wake the CONSERVATION OF the timid pa"er by
On the corner OF the street.
soon the merry strains will cease.
And the timid folk have peace
When the motley throng dispensing shall resume
It's homcward way:
Then from frolic all tired out,
Each worn tot will gayly shout:
Good by, you Jolly bandmen. I'LL you come an.
other day
And they wait another day
For the band again TO play,
When they all will come together with n wild Hip,
hip. hooray!"
On the corner OF the street.
O that I were young again,
To Join in their dance insane,
And rovei TO the measure OF the music sweet and
grand.
What Joy lust to be alive,
And a little tot OF FIVE.
To dwell with boon companions In that magic
fairyland.
In that magic f%airyland.
Where the leader OF tho band
Sets tiny feet a shuttle with the signal OF command
ON the corner OF the street.
ANDREW S~HAUoENEssY.
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e WORTH READING.
me wayfar.T.

Travelling the dusty road
Merrlly I went
/ mind me well how II befell
/ heard one lament:
A Pilgrim weary meath the load
or years, gray and bent
Greeting, sir" l CHEEKY cried,
an Gods good gracei"
Sadly then the Pilgrim sighed
Woeful his face,
Wocful his toneS--replled
SLOW, like his pace:
Good young sir, ! greatly fear
Shaking his head
Empty is song, the worlds a.wrong
True faith Is dead.
Nor lives religion long"
Sadly he said.
""Tis a degenerate day"
Mournful he unused:
And 10 the days OF old as dross 10 pureSt gold
Things are not as they used.
Manklnd Is gone nstray;
once. truly, ! enthused-
Now for the world ! pruy.
An, me-, the weary way"
Then. taking up his staff
a tear In his eye
Farewell" he said; Gods wheaton bread
Be yours--not this worlds cham"
Farewell" said l.
Oh, how the wide fields laugh.
Under the skyl
IL
Travelling the dusty road.
ThouGhtfully l went;
] mind me well II then be'ell
heard one lament
A Pilgrim young. who forward strobe,
On the goal intent.
Il pray you but a moment, friend.'
cried. TO pause"
Thine is flying" he. replying.
WHITTIER doth your effort tendI
This h%aste-the cause?"
Growing at the journeys end:
Yet. nearer as I wcnd.
The goal wlthdraws."
Nay, more explicit. please"
dared 10 ask
Friend OF the way, more plainly say
What galnful things are these,
Yonside the task"
Fortune. nor fame. nor Ease
knowledge OF mysteries
Under the mask"
Success" I wished. He flung
Crisp Farewell" 10 me. Reader. OF these three
Pilgrim old and Pilgrim young
And Wayfarer free
AS you have heard them sung.
Which would you be!
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Poem on a Book.

Written for the Topeka Capital bv the Hon. z, F.Wdrt,
lately United States Pension Commissioner.
With granite once a genius brdged a stream:
a builder once a rugged temple wrought:
On canvas once O painter hXed a thought:
A sculptor once In marble carved a dream:
A queen once built a tomb. and In the scheme
Of gold and bronze the q%uivertng sunbeams
caught;
Then came oblivion, unseen. unsought,
Contemptuous OF thinker and OF theme.
And some one wrote a book. Palace and Hall
Are gone. Marble and bronze are dust. The
fEnes
Are fallen which the sung old sought. The rook
AT morn. caws garTulously over all.
All All are gone. The book alone remains.
Man builds no structure which outlives a book.
IRoScUIIL.
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Tho North wind.

From ne London Daily Neus.
Loosed from the iron North, clean. fierce, and swift.
With lusty buretings and ferce halloo,
Der the hare falowS. through the roaring trees,
Sweeps the untamable pack Of the winds.
Oh, wine OF lfcl to meet the rough .caress.
With the wide, clear sky above, and the open lands
before:
The soul Of Liberty and Change and Speed
Stirring red riot through the leaping blood,
The ~stagnant hours, the dragging doubts forgot;
Success and Life
Calling us onward In the shouting wind.
4. O'NEILL GALiAoH m.
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QUEsr1oNs AND NsRE

Has the participation Of the United states In the
AlgecirAs conference any relation 10 the fact that
Morocco once enter red Into u treaty with the United
states on the distinct understanding that this coun-
Try was not a Christian Power H.. 7. EcKBARDT.
hut Is 1t an historic fact1 Their was an old
tradition when New York was a smaller town that
Major MordeJa Manuel Noah. q notable HebTalst
and a forceful writer, did something OF tho sort
with another OF the BArbary States. II runs
tina; when he was Minister TO Alglcrs and the
hey wal under a stipulation with France and Eng
land that he would enter Into treaty obligations
with no other Christian Power Major Noah pro
duced the Constitution TO. prove that the United
States was not a professsdly Christian state and
offered himself in further corrOborauve evidence.
Against this tradition OF Algerne history is TO be
set the fact that Major Noah was not Minister TO
Alglers but Consul at Tunis Qsi3.16). and that
his only connection with the affairs of Algiers was
10 effect In u very creditablo manner the release Of
the crew OF u Salem ship who had been enslaved
by the pirates OF that country. Monroe, In recall
ing Noah. stated as the reason that objection was
had to his faith, Tue Incident has not the slightest
connection with our representation In the affairs OF
Morocco. but the query Is interesting as showing
the vitality and persistence Of Il story once put
into circulation. For full details OF Major NoAh's
dinlcult negotiations with the Dey, reference may
he made 10 his own narrative In his Travels In
England, France. spain and the Barbary States"
New York, 1881
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South, after the marehings and counter
marchtn gs and the harryings and burnlngs
OF tho armies, a particularly inviting field
for humbuggery and for spoliation. That is
the sort Of man who was called a carpet
Dagger"
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uov. Guild of Massachusetts,, recalling the
sentiments of Hawthorne and OF Free Trade
Democrats. calls tho Boston Custom House
an "antediluvian s~atcophagus."
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Animal Rhymes. tn version Of acrostic ANNA
rhvneS Is one familiar In my family for a long time
and am glad TO be able 70 supply the missing pair
of lines for o and Pas follows:
"Oriole, pheasant, wolverine, aux,
Peccary. ermine, kRtydid, hawk"
b. ". G, JOINS, Jf.
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matter between you and me-" or TO say. NOW this
is slmply g matter, between you and ~ The ar
ranging OF the pronuunS In this particular sentence
seems 10 be a general stumpcr TO eight out OF
every ten people one comes In contact with. By
this I. OF course. mean Intelligent. well educated.
persons. / am, OF course. one who Is continually
being stumped on II. SO Id be glad 10 know which
Is correct and also why.
CATHRYN RUSH MASLkr.
Try TO say between her and he" and the error
IL at once manifest. The reason why between
you and me" Is correct is that the proposition gov.
crns each pronoun in the objective case.
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One OF Senator B~everidge's ~favoplte ex-
pressions Is that he or she contributes TO the
"gayety Of nations" Wise book folb say the
phrase was first used by johnson. who. In
referring to the death of Garrick. said; HIS
death ecllpsed the gayety OF nations and
impoverished the public stock of armiess
pleasure"