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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-03

A local colored club will give call
in Spears hall Monday evening next
for the benefit of the West Virginia
Wonders, the local base ball ciub
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
Only Pinnated Grouse.

Massachusetts, has in a cover down
on Martha's Vineyard a colony of so
or more pinnated grouse, scientifically
known as the tympanuechus cuspido.
Marvellous as it may seem, these are
said to be the only living representa-
tives of this species in the entire
world.
Natural history museums, taxider-
tnists and students of nature have
been pursuing them for years, until
now specimens are said to be worth
anywhere from 500 to 5000 each. Re
Gently a bill was passed in the legisla-
ture putting a close time on these
birds until 1911.
The penalty for killing a pinnated
grous or having one in ones posses
sion is s100. Hitherto the fine was
$40, which was not enough to discour-
age hunting for museum specimens.
DR.. Field. chairman of the Massa-
chusetts Fish and Game association,
says: 1.-THE pinnated grouse formerly
roamed all over the country from
Maine to Virginia and east of the
Allegheny mountains.
ct is a most delicious food bird,
but it has been hunted to the vanish
ing point. The flock at Martha's
Vineyard is the only n in the world.
I intend to put a man specially In
charge to protect it from specimen
hunters. Republican.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
CLEVER DOCTOR
Cured "a 20 Years. Trouble Without
Any Medicine.

A wise Indiana physician cured 20
years stomach disease without any
medicine, as his patient tells:
81 had stomach trouble for 20
years, tried allopathic medicines,
patent medicines and all the simple
remedies suggested by my friends.
but grew worse all the time.
FINALLY a doctor who is the most
prominent physician in this part OF
the State told me medicine would do
me no good only irritating my stom-
ach and making it worse-that |
must look to diet and quit drinking
coffee.
81 cried out in alarm, Quit drink
ing coffeei' why, What will | drink?'
TRY Postum said the doctor; i
drink it and you will like it when it
is made according to directions, with
cream, for it is delicious and has
hone of the bad effects coffee has"
well, that was two years ago, and
] am still drinking Postum. My
stomach is right again and / know
Doctor hit the nail on the head when
he decided coffee was the cause of
all my trouble. only wish I had quit
it years ago and drank Postum in it's
place." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Never too late TO mend. Ten days.
trial Of Postum in place of coffee
works wonders. There's a reason.
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book. THE Road to Wellville."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
Evanston,s Bothersome Squirrels.

The festive Evanston squirrel las
become so rampant that appeals to
the police for protection against his
depredations are coming in thick and
fast. Chief of Police Frost has de-
cided to ask the council to repeal the
ordinance making the killing of the
little animals a Unable offence.
Added to their former FRANKS of
eating lead pipe and ransacking the
garrets, the squirrels have taken UP
the habit of robbing hens nests and
breaking up d%ovecotes. Angry wo-
men daily are in consultation with
the police and telling Chief Frost
their troubles.
To all these complaints the chief
replies that every one is entitled to
protect her property, and if the com
p~lainant can throw a stone straight
the law will not deprive her Of the
privilege.
"The squirrels seem to have be!
come more of a pest than a pet says
Colonel Frost. ssThey are gnawine
into houses all over the suburb aud
are committing all sorts of other
depredations."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

Before / wrote to you, telling you how I
felt, l had doctored for over two years steady
and spent lots OF money on medicines besides,
but &c al failed to help me. Ny monthly pc
RODS had ceased and / suffered much pain,
with fainting SPELLS, headache, baeknohe and
b~earing-down pains, and / wos 90 weak /
could hardly keep around. As a last rssort
l decided TO write you and try Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and l am 90
thankful thet / did, fof after following your
Instructions, which you sent me free OF all
charge, l became regular and in perfect
health. Had It not been for you / would DO
In my grave to-day.
II sincerely trust that this letter may lead
svery suffering woman In the country to
write you for help as / did"
When women are troubled with r.
regular or painful periods, weakness,
displacement or liberation of an organ
that bearing-down feeling, infamma-
ton, backache, fatulenoe, general de-
bility, indigestion or nervous prostra-
ton, they should remember there is
one tried and true remedy. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once
removes such troubles.
No other female medicine inthe world
has received such widespread and I'M
qualified endorsement. Refuse all sub
stitutes.
For rs years Mrs Pinkhsm, daughter
in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham, has under
her direction, and since her decease.
been advising sick women free of
charge. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
CHlLD'S AWFUL SKIN HUM0R.
Screamed With Pain - Suffering Nearly
Broke Parents Heart-Speedily
Cured by Cutlcura.

Screamed With Pain - Suffering Nearly
Broke Parents Heart-speedily
Cured by Cutlcura.
II wish to inform you that the Cuticura
Remedies have put a stop to twelve years
Of misery l passed with my son. As an
infant / noticed on his body a red spot,
and treated same with different remedies
for about five years, but when the spot be-
gan to get larger l put him under the care
of doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread to four different parts Of
his body. The longer the doctors treated
him the worse it grew. During the day it
would get rough and form lie >aa'e<. At
night it would be cracked, infamed and
badly swollen, with terrible burning and
itching. When l think of his suffering it
nearly breaks my heart. His screams
could be heard down stairs. The suffering
Of my son made me full of misery. | had
no ambition to work, to eat, nor could l
sleep. One doctor told Inc that my sons
eczema was incurable, and gave it up for
a bad job. One evening L saw an article
in the paper about the wonderful Cuticura
and decided to give it a trial. l tell you
the Cuticura Ointment is worth its weight
in gold, and whenI had used the first box
of Ointment there was a great improve
ment, and by the time l had used the
second set Of Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Resolvent my child was cured. He is
now twelve years old, and his skin is as
fine and smooth as silk. Michael Stein
man, 7 Sumner Avenue, Brook. n, N. Y,
April l6, 1906"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
cuDDLE mi E.

As the evening shadows gather, =
Then it's cuddle time, / know,
When my baby, dressed for Dreamiand,
Comes a-romping to me So
Comes and begs of me to hold him
ION my knees and 'rock-a-bye,
AS the purpling sun sinks lower
In the cleaning western Sky.
And he cuddles to me nearer,
AS the freight softly CLOVIS,
And across the dusky portals
Ghostly Pickering shadows throws;
And two dimpled arms about me
Are clasped tighter for a kiss
All, was richer, rarer necklace
Placed about ones neck than this,
And / clasp and hold him closer,
Little tousled head of gold, \
AS he begs dad for a tory" !
Which a hundred times I've told'
Begs to have me tell 1T over.
Of the quaint Red Riding Hood, I
Or the bears-that happy family
Living in the deep, dark wood.
Soon the dropping, dropping lashes
Cover up two Eyes of brown, '
And the tousled head so golden
On my breast sinks lower down;
Lower yet, till, deep in slumber
Cuddled close to me he lies.
With the glory of the sunset
In his sleeping, dreaming eyes.
In his eyes, in whose rare lustre
Shines the beauty of the dawn;
Till l know that into Dreamland
My wee golden-head has gone.
All, the sweetness of the pleasure
Making life a golden rhyme,
With a dimpled babe to fondle
When 1t cometh Cuddle Time!
Los Angeles Express.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
ia Il aot-to feel that one has been

10 e motto feel that n has been
growing old"
He rose and walked over to the
| piano. There he picked up the vol
ume of music and glanced through its
pages as IL he were searching some
drawer for mementos Of his youth
locks of hair, pressed flowers and bits
| of ribbon. His eyes stared at the black
notes that looked like little birds
climbing up and down a wire fence.
and he tried to catch once more the
sounds of springtime melodies, of 0 W
calls, of jubilant warblings from the
roseate days Of first love. But every
thing met his gaze with an air OF
| strangeness about it, as if the memory
Of youths flower-tide had been over
| grown by weeds. Yes, even so: the
strings were dust-covered, the sound
ingboard had been cracked and the
keys were worn out.
A sigh passed through the room,
muffied as If coming from a hollow
chest, and then silence reigned once
more.
Suddenly he was heard to remark:
otis queer, anyhow, that they've
left the exquisite prologue out of this
arrangement. l remember distinctly
that there was a prologue with harp
| accompaniment and a chorus which ran
like this"
And he began to hum a soft strain
of melody that gushed forth like a rill
out of a rocky cleft. One note sug-
gested the next. His face frightened,
his lips smiled, the wrinkles were
| smoothed out, and his hands dropped
| down to the keys, which sent forth
| wonderful chords fraught with strength
and youth and sweetness. And then
he sang the bass part in a clear, reso-
nant voice.
His wife woke up from her melan-
| choly thoughts, listened with tear-d1m-
med eyes, and asked in surprise:
whats that?" (
Romeo and Juliet-our Romeo and
Juliet"
And he sprang from the chair to
spread the music before the eyes of his
astonished young wife.
See, see! This is the Romeo of our
grand-uncles and grand-aunts-Just
rehabilitation. We are not old yet,
after ALL"
His wife was looking at the rich
and still l~ustrous hair of her t~hirty-six-
year-old husband; at his smooth brow
and fiery eyes. Beaming with pleasure
she cried:
"Why, you look twenty-five and not
a day older!"
And you-you look like a young
girl. How could we let ourselves be
fooled by that old Bellini? l felt at
once that there must be some kind OF
a mistake"
mo, dear-I was the first one to
think of that"
'That was because you are younger
than | am"
"Oh, now, you are
Thus they went on, husband and
wife, disputing playfully as two chill
dren who should be deemed h older;
and they wondered how it could have
been possible for them to find wrink-
les and gray hairs where none were to
be seen.-New York Post.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
UNIQUE SPECIMENS GONE.
California Academy of Sciences Meets
lrreparabie Loss.

Irreparabie Loss.
Among the losses to San Francisco
which cannot be replaced, says the
New York Sun, no small place in the
record is occupied by the destruction
of the collections of the California
Academy of Sciences. 1t was housed
in a magnificent building erected for
it's use on Market street, just above
Fourth, e short walk from the Pal
ace and IN the heart of the -city's &C.
tivity.
A new building will take the place
of that which has gone down in dis
aster, but the building will be for
years to come no more than an empty
home. The loss of things which can
never be replaced is the real disas-
ter.
1t is a rule in the scientific world
that when a d~iscoverer finds and
names a new species he must deposit
in some public museum the actual
specimen upon which his study has
been spent and from which his de-
scription has been made. This then
takes rank as the type specimen and
is accessible to other students pursu-
ing the same line of inquiry. Thus
there can be but n type specimen,
and when that has suffered loss or
mutilatton the destruction is COM
plete and irremediable. The Califor-
MIA Academy of Sciences was far
richer in type speciments than any
other similar institution in the world.
When the Academy came into being
California was a new world to scien-
tiic research and almost every OBJ
ject needed a name and a description.
In it's herbarium were specimens
which had engaged the. study of Asa
Gray and Farlow. Its rock speci-
mems had been named by Dana and
Whitney. Baird and Gabb had work
ed over it's fisheries. Agassiz was
represented there, along with Verrill;
Sir Joseph Hooker had deposited
types along with Berkeley.
Most of the new minerals OF the
whole sunset slope had found their
way to it's cases, with the record of
their discoveries and Identification.
Time and labor may replace much in
the collections, but there is absolute
ly no way in which these type speci-
mems can be recovered from the ruins.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

OF KYoTo.
How Their Dainty Dancing impressed
an American Visitor.

an American vlsitor.
When we arrived at Kyoto, we
drove from the station to the hotel
In u first Japanese carriage. with
a coachman in indigo tights and dres-
sing-jacket, white gloves, straw san
dals, and mushroom hat. Just ahead
of the stubby. peevish horse ran
nimbly another man, literally a foot
man, clearing our way by shouting
I, what sounded like "Git!" to the
crowds, and now and then dexter
ously swinging an over-trustful baby
out OF harms way, just like a Central
Park policeman.
But that night, when I had sewed
princessy-edges Of ruching into my
economy gown, and we went to the
grand performance at the Geisha
School, we trundled along as usual
in our beloved 'richshaws, each with
its glow-worm lantern swinging
cheerily on the h~andle-bars.
On the floor, in little f~our-by-four
boxes, people squatted on their
heels, as at any Japanese theatre,
giving the effect of a human checker
board, after the pattern Of the Queens
Croquet-Ground in Alice in Wonder
land And all the tiny, honey-color-
ed people were marvellously clean.
On each side, a narrow, polished
boardwalk (called the Flower PATH
led from the real Of the theatre to
the stage.
On one side sat the orchestra,
consisting Of from two to six girls
(according to the dance), playing
their samisens, with a plaintive disre-
gard Of tune. The notes were few
and low, but made a certain throb,
curiously persistent, and-after a
time-more suggestive to me than any
Flow music" l ever heard. Sometimes
one Of the girls recited, in a voice SO
strangely unnatural as to suggest
caterwauling; but I'm told this is the
acme of art.
Just as the Japanese "supes" per-
form their tasks on the stage in a
naively obvious manner, trusting as
ostriches, in their black, cowled
gowns, SO here certain old women
squatted calmly on the stage, helping
the little performers slip in and out
of their kimonas (numberless as the
wrappings of a mummy, adjusting
obs, and playing deus Tor should I
say dea?) ex machina as frankly as
the long-hidden will in an old-fashion.
ed novel.
There were many dances, Of which
we, alas! saw but three. Still
though l am a poor, ignorant foreign
er, and haven't an esoteric mind
they gave me intense pleasure. The
subtle symbolism passed ~innocently
over my stupid head, but there was a
Seductive ~f1exibility, especially Of the
hands and wrists, and a finish extra
ordinary in these little neophytes OF
fourteen (the most wonderful Of all
was only tenn. The dancers sided,
with an alluring, sinuous motion,
snapped open and manipulated their
fans in a dozen b%ewildering ways,
sank to their knees to gather the
fallen petals of the peach-blossom,
shuddered at an erratic butterfly
%fquivering galvanically under the
manipulation of one Of the old fe-
males), and always with the 1.-the, in
stinctive grace of a kitten, while
their brilliant costumes famed and
undulated like O field Of silken pop
pies in the sun.
Queer little exotics they were,
trained to delight Oriental sybarites,
but Enthusiastically pretty even to our
alien eyes.-Constance G. Alexander
In the New York Post.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

Every sign of the times indicates
that the people of America are advanc-
ing to a higher ethical plane, notes the
New York Globe. Things that here
tofore have been tolerated are now con-
demned. The ancient excuse that 9TH
ers have done it-that it is the way of
the worlds less accepted. The big
corporation must show greater recti-
tude of conduct than was displayed by
individuals in the old days. Theoretic-
ally it may be just as bad for a farmer
to place rotten apples in the middle Of
the barrel as for a trust to cheat; ney-
ertheless, the two things, even though
il~logically, are Disseminated between;
from those to whom much power has
been given correspondingly more is re-
CURED. AS wealth has increased a
new burden is laid upon It. 1t must
carry it, or else suffer the consequences
that inevitably follow failure to do that
which society demands.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
almost 9 v do.

Years n years ago., before MS sep
aration from Mr.. Gladstone and while
he was still the leader Of the radical
wing Of liberalism, Joseph Chamber
lain considered the problem Of the
oyergrown private fortune. He sug-
gested that its possessor-enriched by
unearned increments-might as well
be making up his mind to pay a ran
som to society. More recently Mr..
Chamberlain's oldtime co-worker and
rival. the late Sir William Vernon Har-
court. declares the Hartford Courant,
having the job Of framing a budget
on his hands, brought forward his
scheme Of death duties"-inheritance
taxes we call them here. The idea Of
ransom was prominent in them, though
it was revenue their author was after.
They provoked angry criticism, but
we notice that later chancellors OF the
exchequer have held on to them.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

One of the first instincts of the city
man who has made a fortune is to pur-
chase a country place, observes the
Philadelphia Press. 1t is his answer
to the primeval impulse which draws
men to the soil. to the companionship
of trees and birds and flowers.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
HOWsa This /?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FIJI CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known r. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transac-
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST d TRUAxs Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, O.
WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Oureis Internationally, act-
ingdirectlyuponthe blood and mucuous sur
faces ofthe system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, Toe. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

Il suffered a
long, long time
with my back.
and felt draggy
and listless and
tired all the time.
I lost from my
usual weight,
225,to170. Urin-
airy passages we're
too frequent and
I have had to get
up often at night.
/ had headaches
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

The mayor Of Pittsburg is surpris-
ng the people by keeping his cam
,aign pledges. The time is near, how
sver, when a little thing ike that will
lot be regarded with so much curios-
ty, comments the Philadelphia Press.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

In looking over the picture" maya
zines we confess, declares The Queen,
to becoming somewhat stated with pho
tographs Of actresses, of ladies brush
ing their hair, cleaning their nails,
erasing their wrinkles and the rest.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
Creamery Journal. England.

It appears that there is in Ger.
nany some i'll feeling on account OF
President R~oosevelt's declination OF
foreign aid for the victims OF the
San Francisco disaster, says the Roch-
ester IN. W Union and Advertiser.
AS to the propriety of the Presidents
action, there may be two opinions, but
the probability is that his position
will meet with the approval Of most
Americans, and nowhere with heartier
approval than in San Francisco.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

Lord Northcote, governor-general
of Australia, was entertained at a
banquet in a coal mine at Newcastle.
New South Wales. The banqueting
hall was 800 feet below the surface.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

Now that Captain Hobson has won
there is q chance that Andrew Car
negie may kiss his way into congress
is the comment of the New York Her
aid.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

FITS st. vitus' Dance: Nervous Diseases per.
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. "a trial bottle and treatise fres.
DIR. H. r. KLINE, Id, 9S1 Arck Ct, Phila. Pa.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Wooiford's
Sanitary Lotion; never fails. sold by Drug
eists. Mail orders promptly filled by DR..
r. I)etchon. Charlottesville. Ind. 81.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

Take'Dr. Biggers Huckleberry Cordial
For all Bowel Troubles, Cholic, Dysentery.
Choleramorbus, Cholera Infantum, Children
Teething, etc. At Druggists Csc and SOC.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

+. State pride takes strange forms.
Wisconsin notes that more rats than
ever before are being caught within
her borders. She attributes this fact
to the increased production of cheese.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

In March l646 japanese left the Ha
waiian Islands for the Pacific Coast.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething ,~softens thegums ,reducesin1amma-
ton, allays pair, cures wind collie ,2bc a bottle
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

William Dean Howells can tell by your
accent what city you came from.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

Clyde Fitch, the playwright, won
ders what becomes Of the American
matinee girl, observes the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald. Why, she marries and
goes to the theatre in the evening With
her husband.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
with a population Of more than six

With a population OF more than six
ty millions, Germany is easily the Sec
ond nation in Europe in numbers and
the third civilized nation in the world
perhaps she would say the second.
Moreover, her rate Of increase is one
Of the largest in Europe, being now
and for the last ten years a trife more
than 1.5 percent a year.. That Of Eng
land is only IL percent, Of Austria 0.9
percent, of Hungary scarcely ! percent,
of France 0.05 percent, Of Italy OTIS
percent, of Spain 0.9 percent and of
Russia possibly as much as 1.5, though
statistics are SO incomplete as to afford
no sure basis of calculation. With such
a record, the SOM of the Fatherland
may we'll be inspired to fulfil Bis
marck's boast that they fear God and
nobody else in the world.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05
pecadence of the MiIkmaid.

From many parts of the country
1t is reported that there is a great and
increasing difficulty in getting farm
hands who can or will milk the cows,
and the problem of mechanical milking
will have to be faced as a much more
serious affair in the future than it
has been in the past.-From The
Creamery Journal. England.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-05

What is it that the railroads have
received from Government which gives
Government the right to insist on rea'
sonable charges for transportation
demands the New York Press. Tang.
Idle property and Intangible privileges
worth an enormous sum-. Land grants,
State and Federal subsidies in cash
and credit, rights of way, cash bonuses
by town and county governments and
subscriptions to the capital stock Of
the original corporations. Senator La
Toilette estimates the actual invest
ment in the railroads Of the United
States at $4,000, 10000 But the own
Prs of the railroads did not furnish all
this. a careful computation of the
value of the aid given to projectors OF
railroads by the public is two-ffths OF
The estimated actual investment in the
total mileage of the country. $1,000
100000.