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The Springdale news., 1906-04-13

tion and matters had been going smoothly until the smooth tongue takers came along weaving the old story of the spider and the | fly, and several members are like the foolish fly and want to ven- ture where II would be best 10 take long look before leap1ng from the irving pan into the 1 fire.
 Saturday night and Sunday were nerve raking times for storm scared folks. cause the wind kept booming along in stiff squalls with scatterments of rain which kept several within good running distance of their storm cellars, and the cyclonic appear. ance of the clouds were commen- ted on by several observers who were not surprised to note in to- days papers that other less fav- ored places in neighboring states were visited by young twirlers of the tornado tribe.
 o. V. Bucher returned to his home at Joplin, Mo, Saturday morning after spending the past week with relatives and friends in this vicinity.
 The chicken pox is making some folks west of Johnson get tired of entertaining the pesky disease for It goes through the whole family. .ketchin' dis eases are about the only free thing that folks get to enjoy without some organizer wanting to form a Junior" and charge an initia- tion fee, so the present victims ought not to grumble.
 Say, there IS a chance for quite d lot of peaches, but we're not going to blow our horn too loud, and thereby invite rebuff from Jack Frost when he comes a sneaking around about the first of May.
 The first duck fits of the sea- son were thrown Saturday even- ing when a few of our folks got squint of party of surveyors who were working into Johnson from the south, and claimed they were laying out an electric line from Fayetteville to Johnson.
 No, our sisters, aunts, mothers and grand mothers want the great world to remain ignorant of the devious workings of the local society of which they are exelu- sive members, and Mully only knows that they met at Mrs. Dr. Cowgill's last Wednesday evening and will meet at Mrs. J. H. Me Clendon's Wednesday of this week.
 Prof Bagby was down from Rogers last Saturday a giving fresh dose of music to his patients who belong the Stony Point band.
 Polk Williams is suffering from an attack of Texas fever which will speedily go away if a big berry and apple crop happens to be gathered in this part of the Ozark country.
 Rev. Edward F. Hale was down to Johnson d short while last Friday and exchanged reminlsen- -----------------.--------
The Springdale news., 1906-04-13

The quarterly meeting of the county medical society was held at Fayetteville last week. New officers were elected as follows: President, A. $. Gregg vice presi- dent, T. w. Blackburn; secretary, J. k. Southworth; treasurer, K. k. Dinwiddie; librarian, II. D. Wood. Ii was decided to hold monthly meetings in the future, the next meeting to be held May '
The Springdale news., 1906-04-13
BLEWF0RD..

April O. The ticks are crawling and reminding Us that summer is coming and making Us remem- ] Der how we will have b scratch.
 Oats and clover sowing and garden making was the order of tie past week.
 Mrs. Amanda Webster is re- towering.
 John Evins has moved in MT. McCorklin's vacant house and is farming some of his place.
 1 pril showers are beaming over.
 Silvery drops that start the clover.
 Whooping cough is raging in the neighborhood.
 Mr. Andrews has gotten tired of living by himself and Is going to live with h1s children. Mrs. Bob Neale Is trying to get him to live with them.
 \ good crop of peaches is ex- peeted on the ridges, but they are nearly all killed in the valleys.
 Dr. Smiley, of Robinson, has purchased 100 little chickens of N. NJ. Thompson and ". H. Higgs has purchased his incu- bator and brooder. W. H. Higgs has about given up farming and says they think they will go into the poultry and hog business as they have an ideal place for both.
 Mrs. Wilson's folks wrote back that they had all had the small pox since they moved out to No Wata, l. T.
 F. ]. Holland made business trip to Springdale last Friday.
 Uncle Dock Abercrombia pass ed through the suburbs of our lit tie place going to Fayetteville last Friday, returning Saturday.
 The rains last Wednesday and Thursday retarded farming in this vicinity few days this week.
 \. NJ. Thompson passed through this vicinity last Thurs day posting bills for his sale. He intends taking his family to New Mexico and his son-in-law, Wal ter George. and family are going with them. We wish them suc- cess in the new country, but we are sorry to loose them from the neighborhood.
 F. ] Holland says his Elberta peaches are in full bloom and his seedlings are just blooming out and he expects a good crop of both if they don't get killed later on.
 Mrs. w. H. Higgs received letter from her son Loren, who lives near the New Mexico line ID Colorado. He said there was one foot of fresh snow on the ground and still showing at that writing, which was about two weeks ago.
 George Vernon has finished his work on the Stanfield house and has returned and is doing some work on his house at home.
 Mrs. Amanda Stockton has moved back to the place they use to live at, the Singleton place.
 J. l.. Bonham has quite q bit of corn ground laid off and will begin to plant corn today.
 Y No
The Springdale news., 1906-04-13
THE HOME DOLLAR.

To afford practical illustra- ton of the value of spending your money at home so aa to keep it here where you will have a chance to get II back again, The News has had d tag made and securely fastened tO d silver dollar, aud ID the tag is this in- scriptiOn:
The Springdale news., 1906-04-13
MARRIAGES.
TEWKSBERRY- -AMAcKER.

Everett Tewksberry and Miss May Amacker were united in marriage Thursday morning at seven o'clock at the residence of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Amacker, Rev. Harrington, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. MT. and Mrs. Tewks- berry left on the 7:18 train for Ok lahoma City, Oklahoma, where they will make their future home. Everett has been making his home at Oklahoma City for some time.
 Both the bride and groom were reared in Springdale and both have many friends here, all of whom wish them the greatest happiness.
The Springdale news., 1906-04-13

The millinery openings Satur- duy of Mrs. Bryant & Co.,, the Springdale Cash Dry Good Co. and A. E. Smyer served to attract quite a crowd, especially of the gentler sex, although the weather was not at all propitious for such affairs. All the establishments We're decorated in becoming attire for the occasion, the salespeople all wore their brightest smile, and the various displays would have done credit to a much larger town than Springdale. At the Cash store visitors were present. ed with a souvenir in the shape of a 'button-hole bouquet of arti- fcial violets.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15

creams work the balls into shape ana
dip them with a silver fork into the
melted chocolate and lay to dry for
twenty-four hours.
Maple sugar and chopped nuts make
a delicious candy. The sugar is boiled
to the string, using Ealf cup of wa
ter to pound. Then stir the nuts
in and pour out on buttered dish.
Cut in squares when nearly cold. Pc
cans made with No. brown sugar and
treated in the same way make fine
candy. The candy is rot cut but drop
ped by spoonsfuls on a buttered dish
to cool in cones.
Popcorn tinted with cochineal or
plain is so good for balls to decorate
the tree with and to string that Il
must not be left out of the list of
wholesome sweets. Make a candy of
one pint of New Orleans molasses, two
ounces of butter and a pinch of soda.
Boil till it strings, and then while it is
still hot stir in quickly four quarts or
popped corn. This makes gold colored
balls and is better than any kind OF
popcorn candy. White sugar candy
may be used for the white balls, and
cochineal makes pink ones. A little
saffron makes them bright yellow. All
popcorn balls must be nodded while
the candy is till warm. A string to
tie them on with is worked into the
ball while making
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
SEPARATION EFFECTED.
Touching Scenes in French Churches
This Morning.


Special Dispatch to The World.
Paris, Dec. 11.-There we're touching
scenes in the churches here today at
thee Celebration Of the fiLal masses in
commemoration Of the dissolution Of
the church and state, IN accordance
with the separation act enacted by the
French government, and which was
formally effected today According to
the terms of the separation act, the
church property passes into the con
troll Of the government but may be re.
gained by the church by the organiza.
ton OF what is known as cultural so
cieties, which would In a great meas
ure be under the control of the govern
ment. There was no attempt to ere.
ate disturbances, the high government
officials and ecclesiastics standing out
against the demands 81 the more in,
temperate counsellors. The male pop,
ulation OF Paris manifested great In,
difference. The bishops and priests,
following the plan of passive resis-
lance, outlined at the meeting of the
prelates several weeks ago, have re,
moved from their episcopal and par
ochial residences into hired apart.
ments
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
ON A SALARY BASIS.
CHANGE MAY BE MADE BY THE
NEXT LEGISLATURE.
1t viii Reduce the DesirabiIity OF
Many Offices From Financial
CAnndnninf
Standpoint.

The prospective candidates for coun.
ty clerk and sheriff are liable to get
rude shock If the rumors that are
now extant about what the incoming
legislature proposes to do to the fee
system is carried out
II is said that the matter of abolish.
ing the fee system in the county Offices
will be brought up in the legislature
and fought to a finish and that plans
looking to that end Rave been formu
lated by those who are aware Of the
trend OF public sentiment The plan
proposed is to make the county clerk.
ship salaried Office. and have re.
corder Of deeds and county clerk
The sheriff's office will also be cut up
if the plan is carried out anG the Of
fee of county treasurer will be Great
cd, the treasurer to collect all the
taxes, while the sheriff shall attend to
all the court work, looking after the
prisoners, etc. II is believed that a
large saving in expenses can be made
in this wav.
II such a law is accepted there will
not be such a mad fight all over the
state for the nominations for county
clerkship or for sheriff as there has
been heretofore, nor will there be such
an enormous outlay of money by the
candidates to get the nominations and
secure an election.
Even if this law is not passed the
county clerkship will not be worth, by
several thousand dollars year, as
much as it is now. The fees for record
ing various papers have been reduced
during the past year, and in addition
beginning with the next term the clerk
will have nothing to do with making
up the land books, bat that will be the
duty of the county assessor.
The next assessor to be elected will
have to make up the land books, as
sess all the personal property, reassess
the real estate and collect the capita.
ton tax, all for the salary of $4,000 a
year. This is one of the Offices that
there will not be much of scramble
after, considering the amount of work
and the salary
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
It Is Best Made by Remembering the
Christ Spirit Of Kindness.

A happy Christmas 70 grown people
and merry Christmas to the chill
drenl And let it be happy Christ
mas; for that one day put away wor,
ries and disagreeable feelings, and en-.
ter into the real spirit of Christmas,
which is to give happiness into some
human life 1t is not III the giving Of
presents alone that Is the true Christ
mas; it is in bestowing kind words,
kind looks and smiles where there is
not always sunshine. Why do people
so often think Christmas a burden.
and wish the holiday season past?
Why should the sad and sorrowful
look to it as a dread anniversary
This is the worst form of selfishness.
Christmas should be a day of self-for-
getfulness and of thinking of SONS
ones else's life, and how it can be
made brighter. There is a great deal
Of sadness and worry in all stations
of life and a few CHEEKY words, ac-
companied by a smile, give great en-
couragement and cost but little effort.
And the children! Does anyone
ever notice the wistful faces peerine
into the fascinating shop windows at
this season, and remember that prob
ably this is their owners only glimpse
of Christmas? That in their whole
miserable existence never penny has
been handled by them of their very
own? Let the childless one and the
sorrowful one, as well as those who
daily take their walks abroad think
of this, and each one in his own way
do his best to gladden. some life, and
by doing so feel by Christmas night
that there is something after all worth
doing and living for in this old world
and the new year will be prepared TO
by ending the old one we'll
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
HOMEMADE CANDIES.
How Delicious Sweets May Be Made
for Christmas at Small Expense.

How Delicious Sweets May Be Made
for Christmas at Small Expense.
1t is not at all difficult to make many
kinds of very delicious candies for
Christmas, and herewith will be found
tried and reliable directions for max
ing some of them. A clever woman can
vary these to suit herself To begin.
one must have the following utensils.
A wide saucepan, wooden spoon, a
glass for ice water TO try the boiling
syrup in, large platter, some butter,
as many fiat pans as are needed for
cooling double boiler, stone jar for
the foundant and several sheets of
waxed paper; for materials. say ten
pounds of granulated sugar, quarter
verified sugar, one pound genuine ma
pie sugar, two lemons, half pound
of chocolate in bars, a pint of New
Orleans molasses, half pound of gum
arabic, an ounce of cream of tartar.
half a pound each of grated cocoanut,
shelled almonds, walnuts, pecans and
peanuts, half pound of fine dates,
figs and seeded raisins, vanilla, pepper
mint and any otner preferred flavor.
The day before the candy making is
to begin the foundant, or foundation.
should be made and put into a stone
jar and covered with damp towel.
This will be ready to work the next
morning. To make the foundant, put
to every pound of granulated sugar
half cup of water and half tea
spoonful of cream Of tartar. Let it
boil until the syrup strings or forms
quite hard globules in ice water. This
syrup must not be stirred while boil
ing. When done, pour 1t out, on but
tered platter and with wooden spoon
or paddle stir 1t until the foundant
is stiff and white. Then make 1t into
one lump and knead it into mass and
put 1t in the covered jar until the next
day, when it will be soft and like
dough to work. 1t IS then ready for
the rest of the working into the diff
ferent kinds of candy desired.
To make walnut creams take piece
of the foundant the size desired and
work IL between the fingers until soft
and shape it. Then stick the walnut
meats on each side aud lay it on wax.
ed paper to dry. Foundant worked into
BAH with raisin and some small
bits Of nut meat inside and then roll
ed in shredded cocoanut is delicious.
All these candies should be left on the
waxed paper twenty-four hours to dry.
A little shredded eocoanut can he
stirred into the foundant before II ger
cold This makes delicious filing for
dates and chocolate For chocolate
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
PAY is TOO LOW.
Government Can't Get Enough EN-
ployes for Postal Service


The annual report OF the United
States Civil Service Commission states
there is still too great disposition
on the part of persons in the classified
service to participate actively In poll
tics in spite of the executive orders
issued from time to time.
The commission held during the
year $50 examinations and a total OF
122,034 persons were examined, of
whom 95.O35 passed and 41.S77 were
appointed, a decrease of 1886 examin
ed. and an increase of 1884 appoint
ed
From 40 to go per cent. of the high,
est eligibles declined appointments
THE government cannot hope to com
pete with private employers unless it
pays salaries that measure up fairly
well to the standard of private bust
ness" saws the report.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
OFF TO EUROPE.
Miss Edith White Will Become Bride
of German Ceolouist.

N'SS 1S'e" ''''NS '''' ~S~'~ W.
of German Geologist.
DR. and Mrs. I. C. White and daugh-
ter, Miss Edith White, of Morgantown.
W. Va. sailed from New York for
London on Saturday. DR.. White is the
state geologist In London they win
be joined by DR.. Whites son, Mr..
Charles White, who has been making
tour of the world, and there Miss
White will be married to Karl Kettle.
a geologist and member of prom
inent German family. The courtship
of Mr.. Kettle and Miss White began in
1905, when DIR. White was in Brazil
in the employ of the Brazilian govern
ment, and where Mr.. Kettle was en-
gagged in a search for an asbestos
mine. The courtship thus begun was
to have eliminated in marriage at
Morgantown, but Mr.. Kettle received
an appointment at London which pre-
vented his coming to this country.
hence his bride is journeying to him.
DIR. and Ms. White will return to
America early in January.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
WAS NOTABLE OCCASION.
COUNCIL OF KNIGHTS or coLuM-
BUS ORGANIZED HERE.
Many Visiting Knights Witnessed the
Ceremonies Sunday Big congre-

mdfiJ Ntoi%fS fNHi5iNo WihHSSSSd et1
Ceremonies sunday-Big congre-
cation at St. Joseph's Church.
The Martinsburg council Of the
Knights Of Columbus was formally or,
ganized here Sunday, and the occasion
was made a notable one By the pres
ence Of about $50 visiting knights, who
came from Wheeling, Baltimore,
Washington, Altoona, Pa, Cumberland,
Piedmont, Clarksburg. Fairmont, Mid
land, Mt. Savage and other points to
witness and assist the ceremonies.
About 50 charter members from this
and other towns were given the frsc
three degrees of the order in the
Hobbs hall in the afternoon All Of
the members received holy communion
at St Joseph's Catholic church at the
early morning mass, and the local
members and visitors attended the
high mass at 1920 in a body The
church was packed to its fullest ca
pacity at the late service, and the
scene was a very impressive one.
The first degree was conferred by
the Cumberland council, the second by
the Piedmont council, and the third by
State Deputy John O'Kane and staff,
of Wheeling. The ceremonies We're
concluded at o'clock at night by
luncheon, which was served in the
Sunday school room of st. Joseph's
church, when number of toasts were
responded to by the local and visit
ing members. The officers Of the To-
cal lodge are as follows:
Grand Knight-Clarence L. Martin
Deputy Grand KING ht-Joseph Haas
Chancellor-Rev Father Donahoe.
Warden-J. /. Mcdonald.
Recorder-Leo Cunningham.
Financial Secretary-W. A. Breth.
Treasurer-Frank Burr.
Chaplain-Rev Father Collins.
Advocate. p. Reardon
Inside Guard-D. c. Timmons.
Outside Guard-Oliver Welsh.
Physician-Dr NJ. E. Mccormack.
Trustees-L. A. Montague, Charles
T. Martin, w. Dittmeyer
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
COSTS So MORE TO LIVE.
Dun's Shows This Increase From No.
vember I to December 1.

Dun's Shows This Increase From No
vember to December I.
If you find that you are 81 short
in your monthly account you need no,
think you have been extravagant dur.
ing the past four weeks. Everyone
according to figures compiled by R
G. Dun Company has to pay 81 more
to live during the month ending De
cember l than they did in the month
previous.
In the lapse of one month the cost
of living has advanced from $106.68 t.
S10S17 reached on December /. The
cost of commodities is the highest
since February, 1884.
The marked advance in prices is
explained as due to the higher cost
of butter, eggs, milk. dairy and garden
products. Breadstuifs were lower on
account of the decline in wheat and
corn. Meats, with the exception of live
beef, were fractionally lower and a
small decline occurred In mess pork,
bacon, live hogs and tallow. Butter
is up cents pound, eggs Z cents a
dozen and hay IL 1-2 cents hundred
pounds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
CAME TO LIFE IN COFFIN.
Moundsville Woman in Trance, Had
Been Prepared for Burial.

Mrs. George Devore, of Moundsville,
supposed to be dead, and whose body
had been placed in a coffin, startled
her friends by sitting up in the coffin
and asking what was the matter
Mrs. Devore had been i'll for several
weeks with typhoid fever, and several
days ago, to all appearances, died.
All arrangements for the funeral had
been made. Physicians say the woman
was in a trance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
NOT YET INVITED.
But Firemen Will Hold Meeting Either
Here or in Winchester.

Mr. w. r. Kline, chief marshal of
the Martinsburg fire department, who
was appointed a committee to secure
a place for the annual celebration of
the Cumberland Valley Firemen's asso-
citation, states to The World man that
so far neither Winchester nor Mar,
tinsburg has extended an invitation,
but that he was confident one or the
other will entertain the firemen next
year He said that number of peo,
pie of this city had urged him to en-
deavor to secure the meeting for Mar
tinsburg, but that he would interview
many of the leading business men OF
Winchester before making a selection.
He was of the opinion that Winchester
should be given the meeting if the peo-
pie there want it, but ia the event the
firemen are not invited to that place,
he believed Martinsburg would be Sc,
lected. Mr.. Kline will visit Winches-
ter early in January to ascertain the
feeling of the people there, and ex-
poets that they will regard the cele-
bration as a good thing for the depart,
ment of that city, and therefore ask
that the meeting be held there
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
Arranging for Court.

Judge e. Boyd Faulkner has gon
to Berkeley Springs to make arrange
ments for the regular January term of
the Morgan circuit court. The term
is scheduled to open on New Years
day, but Judge Faulkner postponed the
opening, and also rescinded the order
to summon the grand and petit juries.
There will be very little business dun
ing the term.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
is A SPLENDID COUNTRY.
Party of Tourists Having Interesting
Time in Oklahoma.

Time in Oklahoma.
The World is in receipt of letter
from Mr.. Gray Silyet, who is a mem,
Der of the party from this section now
touring through the west, and who
states that the members of the party
are having a most interesting time.
They reached Lawton on Friday, and
in the afternoon began their tour OF
investigation of the lands of the re.
Gently opened Indian reservation, pre-
paratory to bidding for farms Okla,
homa City is but II years old, but has
more than 10000 inhabitants; Parsons,
only about years old, has 1000 peo-
pie. The members of the party find
people they know at practically every
stop. Everybody has money, and some
of the largest business houses in Ok
lahoma City are owned by boys from
the Shenandoah valley.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
jefferson County Workers Met il
Charles Town on Saturday.

The Jefferson county Sunday school
convention met in the First Baptist
church at Charles Town on Saturday,
and organized by the election of of,
ficers. Rev. DR.. Charles Ghislin. pas.
tor of the PRESBYTERIAN church at
Shepherdstown, is president. The chief
address of the meeting was delivered
by Congressman John Lamb, of Rich
mond. An address was also delivered
by Mr.. w. C. Shaffer. of Wheeling
state secretary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
BISHOP M'cABE STRICKEN.
Methodist PreIate Attacked by Apo.
plexy in New York Today.

New York, Dec. 11.-Bishop McCabe,
the well known Methodist Episcopal
clergyman, was stricken with Apo
plexy while leaving the Pennsylvania
ferry-house at Twenty-third street, to-
day. He was removed to the New
York hospital, where his condition is
serious.