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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
PLEASED JOHN ADAMS.
Early Celebration Of the Fourth in
Philadelphia Described in
Statesmap's Letter.

Noise and fireworks, parades and
display and even liquor set their mark
upon the anniversary of the nations
birth while the nation was still very
young and the tory was yet abroad in
the land. A picturesque description OF
| the first annual celebration of the ma
TONS birthday, 1777, when the United
states was a year old, is that by John
Adams in a letter to his daughter,
written from Philadelphia. "Yester-
day being the anniversary of Amer
lean independence" he says, we cele-
brated here with a festivity and cere-
mony beitting the occasion. | went
on board the Delaware with the presi-
dent and several of the marine COM
| mittee, soon after which we were sa-
luted with a discharge of u guns,
which was followed by 10 others from
each of the armed vessels on the river.
The wharves and shores were all lined
with a vast concourse of people all
shouting and ~huzzaing."
After the presidential party had
| come ashore there followed, according
to Mr.. Adams letter, a good dinner
and good cheer" And there was fine
music from the band of Hessians
taken at Trenton and continual vol
legs between every toast from a COM
| pany of soldiers drawn up in Second
street" Then anne a parade Of the
companies and regiments. Of the
evening celebration he writes. II was
out walking about the streets for a lit
tie fresh air and exercise ana was
surprised to find that the whole city
had lighted up their candles mt the
windows. I think it was the most
| splendid Illumination I ever saw
And again: II had forgot the ringing
of the bells all day and evening and
i the bonires In the streets and thn fire.
works let off"
However, the national indepa0 lence
was first celebrated July s. 1878. four
days after the signing OF the n,rlara-
| ton. according 70 Marshall CON a
warm sunshine morning In. t'a Yard
| Of the statehouse Cat PHI lalDhia)
where. in the presence Of ~ great
! c~oncourse of people, the Declaration
| Of independence was read hv John
| Nixon. The company declared their
| appreciation by their repeated huzzas.
The kings arms We're taken down in
the courtroom, after which we went 10
the commons, where the same was
proclaimed at each OF the five bat
talions. Fine starlight, pleasant even
ing. There were bonfres, ringing
bells and other demonstrations of joy"
One day later, July 9. the declara-
tion was celebrated at New York in
a hammer directed by Washington.
After this each recurring July 4 was
| observed by the army. In 1777 IT was
celebrated by a Ecu de joie" (yolleyl
and every soldier was given an extra
gill of rum. In 1879 the day brought
JOY to wrongdoers in the army. All
prisoners under sentence Of death were
granted pardons by Washington and
released from confinement.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
TROOPS WILL CAMP HERE
Officers Ct National Guard Are
Now Completing Details
WILL ARRIVE LAST OF JULY
Soldiers Will Pitch Their Tents For
-Four Days Stay-Regulars
Will Also Be Her.

III satisfactory arrangements can be
made, M%artinsburg will have TWO reg.
iments OF the West Virginia national
guard epcamped here from July 81 to
August 4. and it is believed by those
in charge that the details Of the en-
cam.ment can be completed by Tues
day and the presence of the state
troops assured.
General Scott, commanding u e ma.
tional guard, ard Major Ridenour.
chief quartermaster, are now In Mar
tinshurg, and are being assisted in
their work by DIR. A. Andrews. assist.
ant regimental surgeon, who holds the
rank of captain. In conye sation with
Major Ridenour, The World man
armed that some difficulty had been
met in finding a suitable site for the
encampment, but that arrangements
were being made to secure the tract
Of pasture land owned By Gray Silver.
and located east of the Cumberland
Valley railroad and north of the CITY.
The soldiers will require ABOUT SO
acres of land for the camp and drill
ground, ard this tract will answer the
requirements in a satisfactory manner
The chief problem will be in secur'
ing water, and those in charge are
making an effort TO secure an extern
sion of the water pipe from the city
to the proposed camp ground. Ii thi:
can be done. it is believed this site
will be selected. About 1, 200 soldiers
will be here. and after leaving Mar.
tinsburg they viii 90 to Mt. Gretna.
Pa, to join in the encampmeht of tht
national and state troops.
A regiment of United States regular
cavalry will also stop in M%artinsbura
on the night of July ~, enroute to Mt
Gre'na. The regulars will pitch theil
tents in the field to be used later bS
the state troops.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
WEST VIRGINIA TAX RATE.
COMMISSIONERS DILLON SAYS 1T
WILL NOT EXCEED go GENTS.
All Levying Bodies Requested 40 Defer
IEEztng Levy Until They Have
Correct Valuation.

State Tax Comm ssioner Dillon says
chat the total tax levies for all pur-
poses throughout the state for this
year will net exceed so or 90 cents on
5wery 500 of valuation, whereas last
year the levy amounted TO So ON everv
800 valuation in other words, the
alleged effect of the enormous increase
1n this years assessment is to reduce
the percentum rate of taxation, and
not to add to any considerable extent
TO the revenue Of the state.
He said il is expressly stipulated in
Che present law that the total amount
of the levy for one year shall not ex-
coed by , per cent the amoun col
iected the previous year, herce any
levying body which shall this year
Law a lew increasing the total col
teotions by more than ? per cent over
those of 1905 will be liable TO prose
cution for a misdemeanor. He said
Shat it is 10 be noted. however. that
since the largest part of the increase
assessment is on the property of the
public utility corporations. the net
result Will be that these corporations
will bear a much larger, and the
private taxpayer a much smaller, pro-
p~ortionate share of the burden of tax.
alton.
MI. Dillon announced that he has
requested all levying bodies to defer
The levying until they have the report
from the board of public works of the
correct assessments of all propertie;
assessed By that board, SO that there
rnav be no guesswork about the levy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
WORDS IN OKLAHOMA'S NAME
Belief That 1t Was Taken from Com
anche Tongue Refuted by Stu
dent of Indian Lore.

Oklahoma City, Ok.-The Rev. j. S.
student of Indian lore and an au.
thority on such matters, routes the
statement made recently by the In.
dian Leader that Oklahoma" is q
Comanohe Indian word meaning
land of the fair god"
He asserts that it is a Choctaw
word and means simply rec people"
the Indian word okla" meaning
people, and 'homma" meaning red.
In joining the two words one m is
omitted. The nam was given to
Wright, chief executive of the Choc,
taw Nation in 1866, when the United
States government negotiated with
all of the Five Tribes to effect a
treaty.
At that time the present boundary
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
was outlined, and it was proposed
of government with a view of finally
making 1t a state to be controlled
by the Indians. But the Indians
themselves did not consent to that
part OF the proposition.
When the matter of a name for
new territory vas mentioned by the
secretary of the interior to the as.
sembled Indian governors, Mr..
Wright spoke instantly and said:
Call it Oklahoma" What does
that mean?" asked the secretary.
1T means red people," answered
Governor Wright, and the matter
was settled.
Later Indian Territory was sepa.
rated from the Oklahoma, and now
the original boundaries are to be
restored with the name as given by
Governor Wright of the Choctaws,
and the original state as contem-
plated will soon take it's place in the
sisterhood, though in this new state
the Indians will not be the controll-
ing element, as they might have
been had they acted as the Govern.
ment desired in 1866.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
PRAISES ELklNS LAW.
SENATOR A ER SAYS IT - ALL
THAI - aEQUiRED
Ohio Man Also Declares That the Pres
emit Rate Riu is Most Mischief.
Making Legislation.

A special dispatch from Washington
says:
Senator Long Saturday introduced
in the senate a resolution calling upOn
the encouragement for a statement
of all suits brought under the Sher-
man antitrust law and the interstate
commerce law, together with the facts
as to their disposition.
Senator Foraker moved to amend hy
calling for the extension of the state
ment so as to make it cover suits
brought under the Elkins law. He
cited a number of decisions under the
law. including that handed down in
the federal court at Kansas City Fri
day.
Senator Bailey said that, so far as
he had been able to determine, some
OF the parties to the combination
alleged had been convicted, while
others had not been. He could not
understand how one party to a con-
spiracy could be considered guilty and
others not, but said
elf the courts will follow this YER
dict by putting in prison every man
who has violated the law they will
have done much to vindicate the law
Eyes indeed" responded Mr.. For
akeer, land that is what | have been
contending for the last five or six
months He declared that. il en-
forced the Elkins act would prove a
remedy for all rebates and dlscrimina-
tions. He called attention to the fact
that complaints are to be filed under
the law, and said the interstate com
merce commission was now doing the
best work it has ever done in taking
off the Id. aud closed with the decla-
ration that the failure of the confer
ence on the railroad rate bill would
be the most fortunate thing that could
happen for the country because "a
more unnecessary or more mischief
making law was never put on the stat
ute book.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
Us VERY EXACT|NG LAW
County, City ano School Officials
Required to Publish Statements.
COMMISSIONERS HAVE DONE sc
But City Council aud Board Of Edu.
cation Have So Far Failed
to Comply With Law.

There il an act passed by the last
Legislature. which If obeyed in Berke-
ley county and in Martinsburg, would
cost the county and city considerable
monev in adv rtising. They are the
acts, providing that the county com
missioners, the city council and the
board of education, shall publish an
nual statements of expenditures. This
necessarily makes a lengthy report
chat il each case would cover several
columns of a newspaper.
With the execution of the county
commissioners, this law has been
ignored In Berkeley county. and it
would perhaps be well for the CITY
council and board of education to look
into the matter and take some steps
toward complying with the provisions
of the measure. Members of the coun-
cal have spoken to a newspaper man
regarding the publication of the state
ment, but nothing has as yet been
done toward getting the statement
into print.
In Parkersburg. the second city in
size in the state. the law is being
obeyed, and during the past few days
she reports Of the CITY clerk and the
clork of the board OF education have
been published. Here is the law as
affecting the board of education:
1.-THE board of education of each
district and independent school dis.
Ftrict in each county shall require its
secretary. ten DAYS prior to the first
dav OF July, in each year, to prepare
and post at three places of election
within said district, or independent
school district, where the expendi-
lures for all school purposes in any
on school year in said district shall
equal or exceed the sun of three
Thousand dollars, said board of educa-
sion shall also publish in some news
paper of the county. having a general
circulation in the district, an item
lied statement, duly sworn to by the
president and secretary of said board,
showing all money disbursed by said
president aud secretary by order on
the sheriff or Otherwise. within the
school year last preceding. uistin-
guished between the teachers fund and
building fund. The statement shall
give the nam of each person to whom
an order shall have been issued and
shall state the object for which it was
given"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
HICKS 0 JULY.
some Cool weather Is Also MIXED IN
with the Balance Of the weather
Mans Plans.

Mans PIans.
A regular storm period is central on
on JEiy ). ANY one can of course
predict warm weather for JAY" so
we predict that an excessively warm
wave Will pass over This country
generally. and over other countries as
well, during the first ten DAYS of this
mouth. This condition will increase
in area and intensity as 1t moves east
ward, reaching a crisis from the 4th
TO the 18th. The astronomic condi-
tions. on and touching Wednesday
the 4tii TO Sunday the Stb, indicate
disturbances Of more than ordinary
ances. with heavy, tornado storms
over central TO northwesterly regions,
will be perfectly natural. 1t severe
and general thunder storms do not re-
lieve the electric and magnetic strain,
about the 4th to the 18th, the high
temperature will increase to pbenome-
bAA AOahAhE5 aId DC AAON GU ny GGi9
mic and kindred perturbations over
our own and other quarters OF the
planet. Normally. heavy rain, hail
and thunder storms should occur from
the Atm to the 18th and be followed bv
almost unreasonable change to cooler.
a r~eaetionarv storm period is GEN.
trail on the 10th, 18th and 18th. The
crisis of this period will fall on and
touching Thursday tie 18th. The
Venus period extends up TO about the
25th, so that the extremes are liable
to characterize the storms and weather
changes at all July storm periods up
to that time.
A regular storm period covers the
18th to the 10Th, central on the 18th.
Notwithstanding "anybouy can pre-
dict it will be warm in July" We
predict that it will be warmer at
some times than others, and that this
| ~period-the f5h to 10th, will lead up
to one Of July's warmest periods.
| More thunder storms and local cloud
bursts are probable about the 18th
| to 10Th.
A reaetionary storm period is cen
tral IN the 22d and 23d, in which
| storms and seismic disturbances will
be reported from wide extremes of
the globe. Change in rising barometer
| and some cooler will follow the re-
dictionary disturbances for two or
! three days-say from 23rd to 25th
| progressively from west to east.
4 regular storm period runs from
the Goth to the Both, being central on
the 2Sth. Hence as early as the E6th,
the last storm period in July will
| show decided indications of approach
ing summer storms.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
Will PLAY FOR PICNIC.
Comrey's Band to Go to Harpels
Ferry July 90.

Comrey's Concert band has been en-
gagged to accompany the Jennie Smith
picnic to Harpers Ferry on July 26.
and will give a couple of concerts al
this popular resort during the day.
This is the annual outing of the rail
road mems Y. NJ. @. A. from the diff
ferent branches along the line. and is
ALWAYS attended by big crowds. The
Comrey band was selected over several
others, attesting the popularity and
reputation of this organization, which
is composed exclusively of home play
orc
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
HANDSOME Pair of Horses.

United States Fish Commissioner
Bowers h~as>just purchased a pair of
very handsome thoroughbred chestnut
sorrel horses for both riding and driv-
ing purposes. The animals were Sc
cured from Senator Knox, and are
vary stylish.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
Will Dedicate Church.

The new church edifice of Centenary
Reformed church, in Winchester, will
be dedicated on Sunday. Julv %. A
number of distinguished ministers
will participate in the ceremony, in
Gliding several of the old pastors.
DIR. Hoffheins, of Martinsburg, will
take part in the ceremonies.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30

Postmaster Clohan is Among the
Lucky Number.

The following increase in salaries
of West Virginia postmasters has been
announced bv the postofice depart
ment:
Bluefeld from 50, 500 to 50. 700; Buck.
harmon. 50. 900 to 50. 100; Burnsville,
81, 100 to 81. 200 Elkins, 50, 300 to 49,.
400; Gary, 81, 100 to 81. 200; Hunting.
ton. SO, 900 to 50, 100; Logan, 81, zoe
to 81, 300; Warrington. 81, 200 to So,
800; Martinsburg, 50, 400 to 81, 800
Morgantown, 80. 500 to 80, 600; North
fork, 81, 900 TO 81, 100; Terra Alta, ST.,
400 to 81, 500.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
Intelligent Dog.

cts a strange thing" said Willie
Washington. every time I try to sine
my dog howls.'
"Yes." replied Miss Cayenne: 81
have always thought that dogs ranked
almost with human beings in iutelIE.
gencs."-Stray Stories.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
lust to Remind You.

That Comrey's Concert band twill
hold its picnic at Pen.Mar on August
9. The Union band. of Winchester,
will join us with its picnic ON that
date. Wait for it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
Completed His District.

Assessor NJ. L. Payne has COMPLETED
rlne assessment Of his district, and
esurred in his books, which show an
increase in personnel values of abont
$50, 600.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
Fountain Pens.

In buying a Parker fountain pen.
you get the best value for your money.
$3.50 to So 90
w. 4. Hoffheius and Co.,
145 Nerth Queen st.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30

For the summer outing or the picnic
gase paper napkins. We have many
beautiful designs at 6 cents the dozen.
W. f. Hoffhe'ns & Co,
las n. Queen st.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
A Live !
Wire

Every nerve is a live wire
connecting some part of the
body with the brain. They are
so numerous that if you pene-
trate the skin with the point of
a needle you will touch a nerve
and receive a shock-pain it is
called. Aches and pains come
from a pressure, strain or in
Jury to a nerve the more prom
inent the nerve the greater the
pain. When the pain comes
from a large nerve it is called
Neuralgia
whether it be the facial nerves,
or the heart, stomach, sciatic
or other prominent nerve
branch. To stop pain, then,
you must relieve the strain or
pressure upon the nerves.
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills do
this.
Il suffered intense pain, caused by
neuralgia. l doctored and used vari-
Gus medicines without getting RELIEF
until / began taking DIR. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills. They did me more
good than all the medicines l ever
used. They never fail to cure my
headaches, and their use never leaves
any bad after-effects."
MRS. VIM. BECKMAN
957 w. 4th St. Erie. Pa.
Or. Miles AntI-PaIn Pills are sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first package will benefit. " V
falls, he will return POUR money.
IS doses, IS cents. Never sold IN bulk.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30

Don't put a cannon cracker under
your grandmother's chair. She may
have money to leave.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30

Don't try to dissuade the boys from
setting them off in lunches. They'll
go quicker hat way.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30

Subscribe for The Evening World
80 cents q month.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30

Don't forget, il you have no chill
dren. that the people who have them
are a good deal mor anxious than
you are to have it all oyer and done
with.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30

Don't take your wife and baby bug
gy riding behind a v horse.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
Never Fight.

Wise men patch up their Quarrels
before they are begun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30

Why o read The World, it cen
tains all news of interest.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
Don't assault the fool who shoot:

Don't go on an excursion IL you
have a happy home.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-30
Don'ts for the Fourth

Don't pick up a cannon cracker to
find out what is the matter with the
fuse.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-15
Following the Flag.

When our soldiers went to Cuba
and the Philippines, health was the
most important consideration. Willis
T. Morgan, retired Commissary Ser
geant u. S. A., of Rural Route l,
Concord, N. H., says: Il was two
years in Cuba and two years in the
Philippines, and being subject to
colds, took DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, whickkept
me in perfect health. And now, in
New Hampshire, we find it the oest
medicine in the world for coughs,
colds, bronchial troubles and all lung
diseases. Guafanteed at all drug
gists. Price SOC and sl.O0. Trial
bottle free.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-15
The Auction Sale.

Yesterdays auction sale OF
town lots here shows which way
the wind blows. Sixty-eight lots
were sold, bringing $5,705, all
but eleven of them being pur-
chased by citizens of the town.
Mr.. j. B. Baker drew the free
lot. 1t was lot 4 in block IA and
is worth $780,, The three non
resident buyers were Mr.. B. f.
Thompson of Ruston, Mr. A. B.
Hall of TannehilI and Capt. II.
w. Holmes of Flat Creek.
They purchased eleven of the
lots. At least half of the lots
sold will have houses on them
within the next two months.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-15

bond, stating that owing to the
fact that the last two grand
juries, although they have been
set aside because of having been
illegally drawn, had both re-
turned indictments against the
accused, therefore he did not
think he would be authorized to
give him bond, but he expected
co call special term of the grand
and petit juries some time in July
to try the two murder cases on
the docket, the accused now in
Jail.
The Judge. before adjourning
court sine die, appointed new
jury commission as follows: G..
H. Elliott, E. j. Gamble, Cyrus
McGinty, Amos Peters, D. NJ.
Pyburn.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-15
Curry Dots.

Curry, La, June 1I.-Good
rains here since our last report
and crops are looking fine.
Our school closes out this
week. A good programme has
been arranged for Thursday
night and there will be dinner ON
the ground Friday. We arc
looking for our superintendent
to be on hand and give us a talk.
You can come, too, Mr.. Editor.
We would be glad to see you.
Messrs. w. E. Curry and ID.
w. Stringer have returned from
a two weeks trip over on Beouff
river. Look out, Uncle Will! /
heard about the buggy ride.
The boys will play game of
ball with the Tullos team next
Friday afternoon.
The second Sunday and Sat-
urday before is the regular
preaching time at Beech Creek
church.
Hoping to see the Editor Of
the Sentinel down In these parts
next Friday, | will close for this
time.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-15
Do Not Neglect the Children.

At this season of the year the
first unnatural looseness of a
chiltfs bowels should have imme-
diate attention. The best thing
that can be given is Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Dlar-
rhoea Remedy followed by castor
oil as directed with each bottle of
the remedy. For sale by the
Phoenix Drug Store.