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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09

at the former city was completed and
partly concerted when It filled with
water and another one will have to be
bored. The Scranton shaft Is now
nearly completed.
Father Murgas' wireless system diff
fers from all others by dispensing with
the Morse system and substituting
musical t0nes-each tone represent
ing q letter or a code word or group
Of words. SO that a speed about ten
times as great as the fastest Morse
seds can be attained.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09

Awarded Carnegie Medal and educational Fund
able to swim. quickly sank in the deep
water. Upon coming to the surface,
however. she was seized by the Newark
heroine who brought her safely to
shore.
For her act of heroism, Miss Titus,
who is only sixteen years old, was q
warded Carnegie medal, although
at the time her name was under con-
sideration, hundreds Of other persons
were brought forward as worthy Of re-
ward.
Since receiving the medal Miss
Titus's father died leaving insufficient
money to send her to college as sic
craved. Miss Reifsnyder, apprised TIE
Carnegie commission of her friends
desire for an education and the com.
mission decided to grant her $500
Five hundred dollars of this is to be
paid upon her entrance to a school
$500 annually in advance for three
years, and $500 at her graduation
This Is the largest reward ever given
by the commission, the highest previ-
ious being $1,000.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09

astrous to the family than sudden
death of the providing head. The
healthy members are deprived OF the
necessaries of life to provide some
slight medical aid and small measure
of comfort for the invalid, so that by
the time the end comes the whole fam
fly is frequently half starved as wei
as wholly impoverished, and to make
matters worse the survivors are apt to
spend the last cent on the funeral
vice and crime are yet more discour-
aging sources Of distress. The num-
Der Of children rendered homeless
through the misconduct Of their par
ents Is large and IL increasing. In
Temperance Is the most common form
Of vice and brings countless evils In
It's train. Sooner or later the GERRY"
agent comes down on the miserah NE
home. The parents are sent to pen1-
Tertiary or workhouse. or are Simply
MT rrder bonds TO contribute to the
surport Of the children. The children
mass through the Children's Court to
.n ssyium. and are sometimes glad to
escape from their homes. public chari-
~ meaning to them warmer clothing.
sun3cent food and comfortable bed
Inability ~ obtain work IN New
York usually leans incompeencv.
ondon f. frll o. the unemployed but
that IL hardly the trouble a. -st IN
the American metropolis
Law Against n~-~rfion OF ChiIderr'
nesertion has become - common
that several states have recently
raased laws making It q felony.
Under these laws the authorities sre
able to impose heavier penalties and
also to secure extradition In case
the deserving parent has gone to some
other state. The number Of children
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09

gems. The Kaiser's envoy In America
and his bride sent set of dessert plates
Of Dresden China. The Represent
ative's fellow Congressman from Ohio
gave a silver loving cup said to have
cost $500 and the Congressman re
presenting the State of New York
made up q fund and purchased q
splendid set Of ornamental glass made
by Tiffany. The White House bride
has reason to congratulate herself that
all foreign donors. including the Eur
opean and Oriental soverefgns arrang.
ed to themselves pay the duties on
their wonderful collection Of silks,
rugs, vases and other ornaments II
the Presidents daughter had been
obliged to defray from her private
funds the import tax on these sou.
venirs 1t would have played havoc for
some time to come with her personal
income Of $4,000 a year. -
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09

designed as a gift either for royalty or
for some distinguished son OF France
and even such honor has been paid
but rarely.
1t was the wish of the French people
and officials to present to the Whlte
House bride the most exquisite and
precious thing that could be selected
and quite naturally they selected a
special product of their best workshop.
This Gobelin tapextry,-the only one
Of the kind ever sent to this country,
has as it's design reproduction OF
/ painting made by Ehrman OF Stras-
burg. a famous Alsatian painter.
The tapestry is two feet wide and
our feet long and the predominating
colors are blue, green and yellow. 1t
was made fully fifty years ago and the
subject is allegorical in character, re-
presenting a woman of the Middle
Ages dressed in long flowing robes OF
blue and yellow and standing before
lectern making Examinations upon
a scroll. The figure is almost in pro
file and the dark hair is curled about
the head in classic style. Around the
main picture is border wider at
each end and narrower on the sides
in which wreaths, leaves and medal.
lions appear at intervals. This tap
estry, small as it is, is said to be worth
from $4,000 to $4,000
JeweIed Necklace from Cuba.
For the new Republics gift to the
daughter of President Roosevelt the
Cuban government appropriated the
sum Of $4,000 and the Cuban Minis
ter at Paris was entrusted with the
task of purchasing the handsomest
ieweIed necklace that could be obtain
ed with this sum. The White House
bride, by the way, has received sever
al pearls and diamond necklaces.
Most of them have come, however,
from relatives of the bride and
wealthy New York friends.
The German Emperor did not take
the world into his confidence with re-
ference to the present sent to tn
1yho christened his yacht
al. hra al Of
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09
RICH WEDDING PRESENTS.
GIFTS TO PRESIDENTS HAUGH-
TER THE MOST MAGNIFICENT
EYER PRESENTED.
Valued at Hundreds of Thousands of
Dollar s-kare Tapestries, Silk,
Jeweiry and other Ornaments from
Every Country.

Dollar S-kare tapestries, six,
Jeweiry and other Ornaments from
Every Country.
No other American girl has received
wedding presents so numerous, valu-
able or interesting as those which
have been showered upon President
Roosevelt's Oldest daughter. Nel.J
Grant who, next to Alice Roosevelt,
had the most brilliant White House
wedding received many costly gifts
from all parts of the world but her
trophies pale by comparison with those
of the first White House bride of the
present century. For one thing there
were only two hundred guests at the
marriage of Nelly Grant and Algernon
Sartoris whereas nearly one thousand
persons were invited to the White
House wedding of 1906 and of course
the number of presents in the latter
case outnumbers those in the former
instance in the same proportion.
Recognized as Great World Power.
Then too, Uncle Sam was not near
~ SO much of a World Power in the
days of President Grant as he has
been since the Spanish-American
War and consequently it is small won
der if the various rulers Of the world
have manifested greater interest in the
nuptials of the daughter of the pres
emf Chief Magistrate than they al
in the similar ey mt a quarter of a Gen.
fury ago.
However, it should be explained
Just here that President Roosevelts
daughter has received very few pre-
sapts fropn foreign governments-al-
lluuuifts b Sying come from
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09
left dependent on New York's public
charity through the desertion of the
parents Is recko,ed by the thousands.

left dependent on New York's public
charity through the desertion Of the
parents Is recko,ed by the thousands.
As to the little unfortunates who are
classed as ungovernable, who run
away from home, etc.-the fault lies
largely in the home. Indifference,
neglect and i'll treatment are the
causes of juvenile crime. Third class
theatres and their flaming advertise
ments are frequently the incentive to
petty thieving in order to obtain the
price Of admission, while the gay
career Of the villain in the play fires
the Imagination OF the Stun children
whose surroundings all tend to give
him a cros>eyed view of morality.
Though the gallery Kisses the stage
villain, it admires his good clothes and
dashing pose, and the boy who has
stolen a piece of lead pipe to pay hi
way in thinks he has just the nerve
and wit to save himself from the mis-
cradle climax which finishes the bad
man on the stage.
I'D victim of poverty and its
evils in New York who,
through the death or Incompetence OF
it's patents or its own depravity, comes
within the jurisdiction of the public
charities II usually first sent to one OF
the city's institutions. There are 127
OF them, and to each the city pays
3S cents a day Tor each infant cared
for and 50 a week for each child over
two years. The widower sending his
chilG en to one Of these institutions 10
requested to pay something towards
their support. II he fails the city
pays. A municipal officer is sent to
visit the surviving parents Of the chill
dren once q year, and where conditions
have improved TO the point which as
sures health and comfort, the child is
returned to its home. The parents are
not always anxious to regain possess-
ion Of their children. 1t is a sad COM
mentary on human nature that they
exhibit more eagerness In this direc-
ton after the child has reached an age
where 1t can earn money.
To Make Better Citizens.
New York gives more largely to
charity than any other city and its
methods are most severely criticised.
Nearly 100000 was contributed last
year, almost half of which went to In
stitutions for the dilute. 1t has
been universally agreed, however, that
49, means for caring for the waits
o..c.l, nroyiding them
the child's parents or feiael@0
never be aba or willing to care for It
ID urged. When this point has been
and q family can be found
willing to accept q founding, the child
may be adopted outright. But II
there II uncertainty on this point, or
for any reason the family IL unwilling
10 definitely adopt child. he may be
sent out with the understanding that
he II to receive wages for such work
10 he may be fitted TO do, but be treat
ID ~ one Of the family. In Massa-
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09
MESSAGES UNDERGROUND.
Jesuit Of Pennsylvania the Inyen
Or of q New Wireless TeIexrapn
System.

Father Joseph Nurgas of Wilkes
Barre, pennsylvania, expects, within
me next month or two to be able to
send wireless messages to Europe by
means OF his new system which is
now in practical operation.
Since the completion Of the aerial
wireless system and its development
to its present stage Of perfection
Father Lurgas has been experiment.
ing with an underground service
which he believes will be more valu-
able than the aerial system. His ex.
periments so far have been limited
to short distances with moderate cleo
trica1 power end shallow holes. But
he Is now completing underground
stations in Wilkes-Bar end Scran.
ton and will conduct the experiments
on a larger scale.
So far as he has proceeded with
this work. so successfully has his
theory Of underground wireless tel
egraph worked out that recently BIZ
announced he had no doubt of HE
ability to send an underground mess
age to Europe and that the expert
nent will shortly be made. despite
the fact that It n estimated It viii
cost 600 0oo.
To accomplish this, he says, a shaft
5000 feet deep must be sunk in this
country. and one Of similar depth IN
Europe. Each Of these will have to be
concerted to render II imnervious to
dampness, which would DESTROY the
efiiciency Of the wires with which the
sending and receiving apparatus viii
he connected with the surface. A
great deal Of power will also Be re.
quired.
The shafts at WiIkee-Barre and
Scranton are 800 feet deep and the
distance = eightssn milsA Ia shala
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09
A Fast Greenhouse.

The atmosphere Of the earth acta
very much in the same way a. doea
he glass Of q greenhouse-it allows
the rays Of the sun to pass through.
but imprisons the heat Thus It ID
colder on the top Of a mountain than
at the sea level. because. though the
mountain-top IL slightly nearer the
sun. the atmosphere 10 very much less
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09
REWARDED By CARNEGIE.
Miss Maud Titus Presented With q
Medal and an Educ alien.

When Miss Maud Titus Of Newark.
N. j., rescued her friend Laura Reif-
snyder from drowning in a yachting
accident in Casco Bay, Nova Scotia,
July 80. 1904, she did not know that
her act placed her under the watchful
eye of Andrew Carnegie. the Steel
King. Miss Titus and her unfortunate
friend were out yachting on that fate
full day when a sudden sQuall upset
their yacht. Miss Titus Is an expert
swimmer, while Miss Reifsnyder I'm.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09
Size Of Bruins.

A large brain do8 not necessarily
indicate intellect. The brain Of an
illiterate person has been found to
weigh more than Of the most cslebrat-
Cd ecieAtlstA yss4a. aAA philosopher.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09

chusetts and Pennsylvania children In
the second class are placed in country
families and their board paid by the
state,
Since taking up this method of pro-
viding homes for its charges, the
Children's Aid Society of New York
City has had 23,5cS children legally
adopted and secured homes in the
country for 25,537 others who receive
wages. At present it Is placing an
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09
HOMES FOR CITY WAITS.
NUNBERLESS ORPHANS IN GREAT
CITIES-MANY DELIBERATE.
LY DESERTED.

Eight Million Dol. ar in Charity Last
Year in NV York Alone--Lountry
Homes Provided in Cases Where
Practicable.
At one of the vacation Bible classes
last summer, some tenement children
were taught q word-guessing game.
One of the words selected was
'home." The little girl whose turn it
was to guess failed to get clue, and =
boy trying to help her, said, Think OF
something that smells awful and you
want to get away from quick" The
child guessed house" The dirt and
foul atmosphere OF his home is dis
gushing to even the tenement ch4Id
himself yet home is the child great
est necessity. Authorities on the sub
ject strongly advoca.c -hA private
fortunes OF philanthropists as well as
state and municipal funds be devoted,
not to building institutions for DEEPEN
dent children, Blu. to penaioning wild
ows with families and finding foster
parents for orphans.
OF the 100000 children under IA
years Of age who form 10 per cent OF
the population Of New York City, g.
900 are homeless waits. About half OF
these forlorn little ones are babies be-
tween the ages of two and four.
The causes that operate to bring
about this pitiable condition are those
that fill the warehouses; and prisons
death of one or both parents, injury
through accident, consumption, vice,
crime, inability to obtain work and In
competence, desertion, juvenile de
pravity.
Many Half Orphans.
Complete orphanage Is less frequent
than is generally supposed. In most
cases that come under the attention OF
the charities associa tons, the children
are half orphans. However when the
father is the surviving parent, the re-
sclt as far as TIA breaking up Of the
home IL concerned is the same. A
hrnaa rarely succeeds in keeping his
II they are very
Of nurses. the vendf4dD0
is the alternative. If a widow Is RET
with 3 family the childr, stand
better chance, COR not only is it a motor
lows fact that a mother will work
harder and more effectively than a
father to keep TIE brood together, but
the charities commissioners, recogniz-
Ing the value Of even the poorest kind
Of home to the child, win give sub
If limited, aid to that end.
The Great White Plague.
Consumption carries of 1-S the met
ropolitan population. The lingering
illness in tubercular cases is more dis
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09
A Square Fighter.

that nature has intefbdseo 49,
you should be SO fortunate, wifi applaud
your genius and courage. I will vote to
provide you with every reasonable au-
thority and power to accomplish your
task and to meet your tremendous re-
sponsibility."
This letter shows that Senator Nor
good fighter To he a good loser is n
admirable trait He does not rankle
over defeat and does not nurse q cause
which he aens is irretrfevably lost.
This Is practical craftsmanship.
An Active Rceore.
Senator Morgan has had an active
life. BE was born at Athens, Tenn,
June 20, 1924, and with his parents
went to Alabama when he was nine
years old. He was admitted to the bar
Of Alabama in 1915; was a Presiden-
tial elector IN 1850 for the State at
large and voted for Breckimidge and
Lane; was a delegate in 1861 from
Dallas county to the State convention
which passed the ordinance of secess-
Ion; Joined the Confederate army in
1861 as private in the Cahaba Rifles,
and when that company was assign
ed to the Fifth Alabama regiment
John Morgan was elected major and
after lieut-colonel Of the REGIMENT.
He was commissioned a colonel in
1867 and raised the fifty-first Alabama
regiment, and came out of the war a
origadier-general in command of an
Alabama brigade. He was Presiden-
tial elector in 1876 and voted for
Samuel J. Tilden, and was elected to
the United States Senate to succeed
George Goldthwaite, taking his seat
March 9th, 1877. He has been in the
senate ever since. and win probably
remain there as long as he wishes, or
40 long as he lives.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09

Is Second Oldest Man in the United
States Senate, But Possessed Of
Great Vitality-Strong But Always
a Square Fighter.
Senator John T. Morgan Of Alabama,
eighty-one years old, or eighty-one
years young, is, with the exception Of
his colleague, Senator Pettus Of Ala
bama, the oldest man in the United
States Senate.
He is one Of the very active men OF
the Senate, and of late years has
achieved considerable fame because
of the vigor win which he champion
ed the Nicaragua route as the proper
way for the trans-isthmian canal, and
also for the ardor and perseverance OF
his opposition to the Panama route.
Because o. the bitterness of his antag-
onism to the purchase by the United
States of the concessions of the
Franco-Panama canal company. and
because of his determined effort to de-
feat the adoption of the Panama
route, Senator Morgan has in some
quarters gained the reputation OF be-
Ing an obstructionist.
A Square Fighter.
Nothing cou'l be farther from the
truth. He is great and strong
fighter, but his opposition is fair and
square, he has resorted to n""e Of the
tactics employed by Congressional OBJ
structionists, and when he has been
beaten he has admitted it. This is
clearly shown in recent letter to the
Panama Canal Commission, declining
an invitation to accompany the COM
mission on a trip to the Isthmus. In
this letter the venerable Senator says:
"Since the ratification Of the Hay
varilla treaty, which I opposed, I have
done all that could and much more than
I thought could ever be of advantage t.
he country to sustain the government In
~ construct canal at Pana-
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wish of resident anu m10l
and was clearly indicated to tkeJ b
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09
MORGAN A GOOD LOSER.
VENERABLE ALBANIAN SHOWN
NOT TO Be A PANAMA C4N4L
OBSTRUCTIONlST.

Is Second Oldest Man in the United
States Senate, But Possessed Of
Great Vitality-Strong But Always
q Square Fighter.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-09

CONTINUED en- IeIt Iage.)
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Eight Million Dollars in Charity Last
Year in NV York AlOne-Lountry
Homes Provided in Cases Where
Practicable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
PITTSFIELD
Mrs. Nellie G. Blanchard.

The death of Mrs. Nellie Gertrude
Bla nchard. wife of Newton Carol
Blanchard. which occurred at her late
home on PeltOma avenue Thursday
evening at the age of Il years. 3
months and 10 days. caused the deep
est sorrow. not only to those nearest
and dearest. but to the community.
She was warmly loved and esteemed.
She was a member Of the Free Zap
list church and of the Christian En-
deavor Society connected with the
church. and had been the organist for
the latter organization Tor years. She
was a member Of the Waverly Rebekah
Lodge.
Besides her husband and infant son.
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Leighton. one sister, Mrs.
Lillian ShOrey and Il nephew. Vernon
ShOrey. survive.
The funeral will be held at her late
home at IL O'Clock Sunday forenoon.
Rev. o. II. Tracy of the Free Baptist
church will Officiatc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
lEcisL AZURE COMMITTEE
OF the Referendum League to Act
With Other Bodies.

H. c. Libby of this city. president o.
the State Referendum League OF
Maine, announced Friday the appoint
ment of the members of the league S
legislative committee. which is to act
in conjunction with the legislative
committees of the State Grange and
the State Federation of Labor. The
Referendum League committee fol-
lows: H. c. Libby of Waterville. An
son NJ. Goddard, H. +. Ddummond.
Joseph Williamson, NJ. w. Dennis. and
w. ]. Sheehan of Augusta, r. Il. Pat
ten. A. G. Blunt of Skowhegan. c. a.
knight of Gardiner, kingsbury &.
Piper of Waterville.
The committee was empowered to
employ suitable aid in pressing the
passage of the bill for the initiative
and referendum before the State Leg
islature at its coming session. In con-
junction with the legislative commit
tees of the organizations named. it is
believed that vigorous campaign will
be carried on for the passage of the
measure at this session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
PlTTSFlElD WILL CELEBRATE.
Will Have $4,000 for the FourtI, Of
July Observance.

The Retail Merchants Association -
Pittsfield have already raised $500 anl
expect to have the amount raised to
$4,000 in a few days for one of the la"g
est and most extensive 4th of july
celebrations ever known in this part %
the State. 1t has secured the Union
Trotting park of col. w. q. Morrill, AMI
is offering the largest purses ever Of
fered at Fourth of July celebration.
The committee of the association will
spare no pains or expense to give the
people best possible attractions.
There will be vaudeville SHOW,
baseball. balloon ascension and various
other sports. The committee who have
this event in charge is L. *. Make.
chairman; r. +. Common. secretary
VIM. Gray. John y. Martin. II. IT,
Nutter. +. l.. Getchell. Otis J. Cook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15

Tile Eagle Cafe. a new lunch room in
Depot square. and one of the best III
the city. will be opened to the pubic
this afternoon. The cafe is where
George Powers formerly conducted
lunch room. but has been 50 thorough
~ renovated inside that nobody would
recognize the place from the interior
In front there is an attractive iunch
counter with up-to-date equipments
and in the further part of the room are
several tables where one may eat IN
more formal style. New paint and wall
paper and furnishings are also proml-
nent features of the improvements that
have been made. The kitchen in the
rea~ is a model of neatness. Daniel NC
Gillicuddy. the proprietor. who for III"
last few years has been in Bath. for
merly lived in Randolph and IS we'll
known here.