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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
MAIDLow-MILEs.

Mr.. Edmond X. Maidlow, who is
employed as book-keeper by firm in
Baltimore, and Miss Clara +. Niles, a
daughter of Mrs. Charles p. Miles OF
this city, were married in Christ Re
forme dchurch, at $50 o'clock Wednes.
day evening, in the presence of num-
Der OF friends. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. j. A. Honheins.
the pastor of the church. The bride
was attired in plum colored broad
cloth suit and hat to match. There
mer rendered the music for the occa-
sion. Mr.. and Mrs. Madlow left on
Thursday for Baltimore, where they
will reside.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
BUYS A WHOLE TOWN.

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 28.-To
further its desire to secure a double
track for the Cleveland and Pfttsbulg
division from Steubenville, to BeIaire,
ONO, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has completed deal which
transfers to it every house and high
way in the town of Burlington, on the
Ohio side.
Inc town, an ancient country one,
has about $50 houses and stretches
from the river to the hills. The COM
pany will efface it this summer and
Will establish large yards. The amount
involved was about 5000 900.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
Narria
peHAvFN -uAgpEn.

Mr.. Grover Cleveland DeiIaven. who
is employed as firemen on the b. 4
railroad, and Miss Nellie Harper, a
daughter of Mrs. Mollie Harper, Of
this county, were quietly married last
Wednesday night at the parsonage of
Trinity NJ. f. church. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev I. W. Can
ter, prstor of the church.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
DEHAvEN RoMEEt

Mr. Heath b. DeHayen, Of Fredcr-
lex County, Va, and Miss Anlona y.
Rohrer, Of this county, were marrk q
at the home of Mr. Brady Eavey
Jones Spring. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev f. ". Feltner, pas
tor Of the Methodist church at He'd
gesV e. MIR. and Mrs. DeHaxen will
reside near Winchester.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
LETTER 10 u. A. CLINE.
Practical Painters


You p. int 10y the square yard.
l.. & NJ. Paint is full s quar-, gal on.
l.. Il W. Zinc h lens l.. 4 NJ. mixed
with gallons Lit,seed iii VIII paint a
modera. e size houss.
l.. IL NJ. costs only 81 20 per gallon.
Any church will be given liberal
quantity free whenever they paiut.
William Baker, Hammonton, n. j.
Writes, sHaye handled thousands OF
gallons Of the l.. Il NJ. Paint. Best
paint in America; probably in the
world. Sold by
II. l.. Doll IL Co., Martinsburg, w.
Va,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02

The
World office The chemical
the roof but the flames The
had exnguhed when 3s loaded
fewb East romC
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
Special Locals.

1t is reported that voluntary in
crease will be made in the wages of the
Il. Il Q. trainmen, in the near future.
DO you use an atomizer In treating
Nasal Catarrh9 Then you will APP
preciate Ely's Liquid Cream Balm the
mildest, quickest, surest remedy for
t.'is disease. In all curative proper
ties 1t Is identical with the solid Cream
Balm, which il SO famous and success
fnl in overcoming Catarrh, Hay fever
and Cold in the head. There is relief
IN the first dash Of spray upon the
heated sensitive air passages All drug
glsts Zoe, including spraying tube, or
mailed by
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02

Col. JAS. +. Thompaon lose valua-
bic ow, for which he had refused 800,
last Friday night. An autopsy by a
vetrinary surgeon led him TO believe
that thS animal died from too much
acid in the stomach, produced by the
fodder she had been eating, due to the
fertilizer used on the land from which
the fodder was taken. 1t IL sa Id that
number Of cows have died in the coun-
ty from the same cause.
The plans for the hospital, to he
built by DR.. Oates, on the corner Of
Maple avenue and Burke street were
prepared by Architect Geo d. w HIT
son, of this city, and are very eIabor-
ate. Mr.. Whitsoa went to Hagcrs-
town yesterday to confer with the own
ers.of the Opera House in Frederick,
Md, in regard to plans for remodeling-
their building along the lines Of the I'M
provements made to the Academy of
Music in Hagerstown by Mr. Whitson,
which have proved very satisfactory.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
How,s TINS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. Cheney Il Co., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable IN all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WaIding, kinnau Il Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly, upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for eonsti-
patton.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
Tests Patience
The Most Patient Martinsburg Citi-
zen Must Show Annoyance at
Times.

The Most Patient Martinsburg Citi-
zen Must Show Annoyance at
Times.
Nothing spells good disposition,
Nothing taxes mans patience,
Like any itchiness OF the skin.
Itching Piles almost drive you crazy.
All day II makes you miserable,
All night 1t keeps you awake.
Itch! itch! itch with no relief.
Just the same with Eczema.
Can hardly keep from scratching ii.
You would do so, but you know it
makes II verse.
Such mlseries are daily decreasing.
People are learning they can be cured.
Learning the merit Of Doan's Omit
ment.
Plenty OF proof that Doan's Ointment
will cure Piles, Eczema or any
Itchiness OF the skin.
Read the testimony Of Martinsburg
citizen.
John Burger, Of Race etreet, jour
neyman painter by trade, says,--I was
subject to annoying and painful hem
orrhoids for three or four years and
used various remedies recommended
for 1t. While some gave relief for the
time being, no. hing was permanently
beneficial and the complaint returned.
! was suffering torture when learned
about Doan's Ointment and procured
II. 1t gave me relief at once and IN a
short time all indicate ,nsof the trouble
were banished.
For sale by all dealers Price 50 cents
Foster MiIbnn Co, Buffalo, N.
u, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
Invitations Issued

President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
issued invitations for the wedding OF
their daughter, Miss Alice TO Repre-.
sentative Nicholas Longworth, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio. -Four thousand have
been issued, one fourth of which have
be en- distributed in Washington, Al d
the other to all parts of the world. II Z
invitation reads as follows,
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
request thetpleasure Of your company
at the wedding of their daughter
Alice Lee
and
Mr.. Nicholas Longworth,
Saturday, February the seventeenth,
twelve o'clock.
An answer is requested.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
Wall Papers

No with paperng do should CHOOSE the papers without
seeing exceptionally large collection of weseected Wall
Papers Our papers bargain prices compared with what
papers of equal beauty and quality will you elsewhere
Frequently there's opportunity here pick up handscm
we'll defined reductions.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
Elv Bios
SO Warren, Street

Mrs. VIM. Trapnell, who has been
visiting her father Capt. w b, Colston
returned to her home in Philadelphia
last Thursday.
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o,estings, Of late years. failed to ns. terialize. He realized the fact that ns could not hold his audiences. and con tented himself with the notices that he got through the newspapers. He al- ways hunted up old friends. however. and they stood the pressure" for a coin of greater or less denomination But j. N. never begged; he only &C., cepted such sums as contributions to the cause of truth. His acquaintance among public men was wide. He knew about every lawyer and politician in any town he might e.sit For many years be was acquainted with every president. and most If the governors. senator's and congressman. He never forgot a face or name. In his visits of the states if he happened at the capital when the legislature was in ses- sion. he was asked to address il. There was seldom a political convention, na- tional or senate, that he did not at tend. b0bbing up at some of thesh in recent years, when many of the dele gates had supposed him to be aead. Such was the case at the Illinois state convention which he attended a year or two ago. At that time it was said that it vas only the ghost of the I'm mortal J. N
 Legacy He Will Leave.
 When ]. N. is dead. when with Jim this mortality shall have. in reality, put on immortality. 1t will be strange life record that he will leave behind-surely not such one that in the days of his young manhood he had hoped. and had every promise of leaving. lie was brilliant then, gift cd. enyiroHed by circumstances that would have led him into positions of honor. J. N. might nave been fa- United States senator, had not his intellect been early clouded Such was the dream Of his youth, such was his ambition when he was admitted t0 the bar. Now when death comes b him, end il cannot be far off. the journal ists and the thousands who knew him. will speak of him as a crank. a nan who was welded 10 a theory that had nothing practical ln it. that Tis life vas an aimless, wasted one They will gay that he accomplished nothing, simply chased a phantom. an idea which he was never able to define in- tellisibly. This is tse legacy the Inn moral J N. Free will leave.
 FRANK DILDINE.
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the best race riders developed sinca the famous Tod Sloan, and his styls of riding greatly resembles that of Sloan. He crouches low over his mounts neck and by gentle methods gets everything possible out of the horse he rides. Radtke is essentially han1rider, seldom applying whip or spurs, and his "coaxing' method has met with great success. His rapid inn proYement and present efficiency hava been phenomenal considering the short length of time he has been rid. ing Other great riders have worked their way to the top by slow stages. Radtke's success has been by leaps and bounds. He has a peculiar way of nursing a horse along, lying low be- hind his neck, avoiding all wind inter- ference, and in finish he is cooler by many degrees than Henry Spencer, the iceman," ever was in his most re. frigerated days. He mad seldom been beaten in head. neck or nose finish, and the enthusiasm that he arouses knows no bounds. Jack keene. to whom Radtke belongs, has a string of horses that gives the boy fine chanca to revel in the rays of the limelight. The boy seems to have every requisite of a good rider-a perfect seat. good hands. cool head, is a fine judge of pace and cool as cucumber when ap- preaching the judges stand Besides all these qualities, he possesses that pearl of greatest price-honesty. Ex- perts are sure that Radtke will have no trouble in keeping up his winning record after the expiration of his ap- prentice allowance. which still has short time to run
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them is that it occurred during the trial, or, rather. just after it's close. of murder case Not long after his admission to the bar he was employed to defend q man accused of murder. J N. helieyed implicitly that his client was innocent, and he entered with all his energies into his defense, For several weeks before the trial took placa he worked con, n,inuously in the IF paration of the testimony and the lew points that would come up at it's hearing
 The trial Of the case lasted a week. During that time J. N. worked assid- gouslY, far into the night. giving klfn- self scarcely any time for sleep His speech, the closing one for the defense. vas a master piece of eloquencs. and
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The Immortal, J. NJ Free, One of the Most Unique Char.
 acters of His Times.
MIND SHATTERED IN HIS YOUNG MANHOOD
Toured the Country as the Denosthenes of America and Apostle of the Truth and Was Known by Thousands
 Still Living in Ohio.

For many years J. N. has been called 'erazJ" In d large sense this i5 Without doubt true. His mind has been impaired since time before the etPiI var of the rebellion. His conyer- sati3a and his public speeches were evidences of this fact. He could not speak about anything intelligentlv for long at time. For few sentences ae might give utterance to a brilliant thought, but then he would wander eff Into mazo of words that no one cogId ieliuH or, al least. form into sense lie would talk about lifting the yeH.a aud assuming the pressure. etc. and his theory for solving national oiles- lions and party differences. but h1s au- dIenees were never given the details oI rhe theory. because his mind flew 9H at tangent before he got t9 this part of his speech. He was witty at times, entertaining al times. but fir tae most part his talk was tire seme aad his audiences Jeff the hall e Inc public places where he was sreaAins long before he had finished.
 The mind of J. N. was early wrecked. As a boy and young man he possessed brilliant mental attachments. far superior 10 the youth Of his nei2atorhood and t was often said tnat me future had In store high hanot8 and useful career for Jacob H Free He was the son Of a farm e. and vas born on a farm near Me Conference.-The. small village in Wy aadotte county. Ohio on the main road tctWeen Tiffin and Upper San daaie3. His father. n addition to his fara duties followed teaching as a profession, and taught the country schools for years ill that vicinity. The old farm home in which ]. N. was born ie yet s andine along the main road. pointed out frequently to the pasisrby as the place that gave bir;h ID the wandering philosopher and apostle of truth. I. N was given every aaYAntage in tha way of an early education, and he improved his oppor- tauities He attended an academy and carried off the honors of his class. Then he studied law. was admitted to tiie bar. and entered upon the practice of the profession.
 Tried a Murder Case.
 There arc several stories aaoat as 10 the circumstances that led to the dethronemeHt of his reason. One of
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'reiiies. just as their grandfathers and sreat grandfathers have done
 But !. N. is not now the continuous, rapid wandefer of the years gone by. Even his iron constitution has yielded 10 times infuento& He is broken m health. But his restless spirit keeps nm on the occasional move. lis mind. more shattered 5han 5eTer, is now unable 10 carry q coltiuuous tnought Tor more than a few minutes. yet his memory of faces and names, which Was always one of his remarkable Characteristics, continues good He now spends considerable If lis time
 when his @'.aess does hot permit him 10 travel z; the homes of relatives living in McCutchvl u,yiie. . aud Go iuD-vus lie has sister. et bott pi@eee
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FAILED TO FOLLOW RULE.
Clergyman Profits by Desire of Brother Minister to Cut
 Dash.

A good story is told on youug clergyman in the suburbs who was re. gently married, and who was property punished for trying to make a front before his bride. says the Philadelphia Record.
 IL is well-known rule among clerg,;. men not to take fee from feiioy dominic for marrying him. The gaIs- eral custom is, however, for the best man to go through the usual form and present the officiating clergyman with an envelope containing the fee. The minister then pays a graceful complt- ment to the bride anI presents the en- velope to her. Aware of this custom. the young minister thought he would make a big showing before his bride, and placed S1o0 in the envelope. smi:- ing in anticipation of her surprise when she should open it and see what her lover was willing to pay for be- ing united to her.
 The young mans consternation can be imagined when the other clergyman calmly pocketed the envelope and madx no movement to return it. The ofs- ciating minister had heard glowing reports of the rich bride his youna friend was getting, and decided thai the ice would do him more good thaa the newly couple, and there. fore tor once departed from the usual rule. The bridegroom is still sore about the sloo. but the joke was too good for the best man to kee. to himself.
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has announced that he has fought his last ling battle and that he will now return to the stage When Fitzsim- mons arrived in this country in 1891 from Australia and sought for matches the fighting fraternity paid little att tention to him. His general appear. ance did not mark him the wonder hs soon proved himself to be. After win- hing a couple of minor battles he was matched to fight Jack Dempsey, and the fans who loved Dempsey. received a dreadful shock when Fitz battered poor Jack to helplessness. The rest of the road was plain sailing. and Bob went right along. conquering all con- CTS After much pickering and many chases by the police. he knocked out Peter Maher down in Mexico, and then, forcing Jim Corbett into a champion- ship fight, upset the pompadour After the defeat of Corbett, Fitzsimmons be- came universally recognized as the greatest man of his weight that ever donned a glove. Slowly the public be- gan to take to him They forgaye his beating of the idolized Dempsey. and they began 10 pull for Fitz to win. And ne kept on winning-tiil the night he met Jeffries The mighty magnl- tude of Jeffries was too much. and Fitzsimmons fell after a gallant strug- gle. His subsequent career was inter- esting. even though Ee could not de- feat the grizzly of the coast. He took another try at Jeff and was again beaten, but he sealped Sha.key Ruhlin and George Gardner just to be doing something. He had OBrien about dead to the world little over year ago and then lay idle. And the idleness and the advance of age did their work upon him. O'Brien-his real name is Joseph Frank Hagen-began his box ing career poorly. and those who wit messed his early bouts never expected to see his name coupled with that of such noted pugilist as Fitzsimmons. He is 2S years of age, in the prime of life.
 The sensation of the horse racing ha ha
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little H c T m a Il Radtke, the Chica- go jockey, or rath- CT apprentice. By his artistic saddle work he has easily been the favorite at all the meets in which he has ridden. That he will lead the list of riders on the coast this winter, where he is at present perform ing. is conceded by all. Horsemen have come to the c Q n c Il sion that Radtke is one of
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DESERT HEAT NOT so BAL
Temperature of S;Slara Hardly Op- pressive on Account of
 Dryness.

The Sahara is not at all as popular as belief pictures it, vast plain of nov. ing sand dotted here and there with fertile oases. somewhat like a leopard 5 skin. From Tunis westward it is a vast depression of sand and clay not much above sea level. in some parts perfectly level, in others hilly with low Gepressions containing water salt fer than the sea, which generally eYap- crates. leaving a coating of brilliant crystals which appear like snow in the distance.
 The river from the Aures mountains on the north serves to irrigate tho flow above the surface. but often below it. There is a fascination about the dese"t that is indeseribable. and which none can understand unless they have spent several weeks with a caravan At times the heat is great, but being perfectly dry it does not enervate as a humid atmosphere does at a tempera- ture of 40 degrees .ower
 Near midday the desert appears to be a molten sea of dazzling. vibrating light. Now and then the mirage ap. pears, and the tired eyes of the stranger are refreshed with visions of beautiful lakes near the hosizon, even sometimes of trees and moving cara vans. Alas, this is a case where see ing is not believing. After many dis anno nth of thiS kind tho eamals sudd 9nly raise thelr heads and snuff the alr and move at quicker pace. instinct telling them that water Is near.
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A Clever Genius.

Dauber is a genius?
 Patrice-Indeed, I dol
 You evidently never saw any of his paintings?"
 "Oh. yes, did, and that Is why | think he is a genius. He sells some of them. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
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railroad pass. and mad free swing at any hotel he entered.
 Occasionally he had some queer ways of getting out of paying hotel bills. If the landlord or clerk was persistent, he would say: You don't seem to know who am. 1 am the lm- mortal J. N, the philosopher "Oh, we'll, finally the man behind the desk would say. in that case will throw off one-half of your bill" Then J. N. would straighten up with the dig nity of a prince and reply in a tone that could be heard throughout the hotel office:
 My dear sir. I never allow any man to beat me in liberality. will meet you. I'll throw off the other half
 Then. if the hotelkeeper resented this summary method of settlement, and protested that he could not. stand that way of dealing J. N would tell him that he had better sell out to some one who could. The landlords knew him so well that generally his bills were marked q. h. long before he left the hotel. He seldom imposed on them in this manner more than once or twice a year, and il became rule among them 10 give him the free hand. for he never remained with them 24 hours at time
 He had the same sort of snap on the railroads. There was hardly railroad in the country on which he 6 some of them life passes. It was a contribution that he levied on railroad presidents or superintendents for the cause of truth and there were few who refused him. Until within the last several years he carried a pocketful of passes. Now his supply is limited and for this reason, and because of his advancing years and broken health. he does not get over the country so much as he did formerly
 During his lifetime, for half century. anyhow. he has been one of the most continuous travellers in the country. He seldom remained in a town long, CT than a day. He seemed to want to be on the move all the time His was a restless. wandering nature. and he made towns and cities about as rapidly as the commercial traveller does. with the added element that he was al- ways at it." There were no vacations with hin.
 Knew Many Public Men.
 J. N. knew and was known by about every editor in the country, in the western states. at any rate About the first thing he did after getting into a town was to find his way to a news paper office to write his own an nouncements of his meetings aud fill his pockets with exchanges. He generally heralded his coming with a
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at San Francisco { h e O [ h CT q ay marks the passing of one of the great est. if not tha greatest of fight CTS of the squared circle of our time. The hero of ths ring for more.than 20 years and once undisputed cham pion of the world is down and out With youth as. his aid O'Brien was
 returned the vic- tor after 13 rounds of grueling fight ing. FitZsimmons
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Always Silent.

''Is Cholly Nitwit deaf and dumb?"
 No. He made promise to his dying father that he'd always think twice be- fore speaking. And he has not been able to get to once yet. Leadss.