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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10
STIFF PRICE FOR THE TEA.
Extortionate Demand of Pretty Ac-
tresses at a Charity Enter
tainment.

Cups OF tea were sold at SIS each re-
Gently at fete at the ministry of ma
rine in aid of the Paris Art Orphanage.
In addition to this those who took
sugar and milk had TO pay an extra
$3.50 for the privilege of being allowed
these Injuries, says the Boston Elk.
press.
All the prettiest actresses were sell
ing and all Paris was buying at prices
that would have been abnormal were
1t not for the admirable cause. Mile.
Dieterie, the charming blonde, who is
credited with possessing the prettiest
smile and the most silyery laugh in
Paris, sold tickets for a lottery for as
much as she could get.
Mile. Lavaliere. of the Varieties,
sold face powder at the rate of so the
tiny box. It was Nine. lie Bargy, who
not long ago appeared at the ST. James
with Mr.. George Alexander, who car
ried out the tea extortion. Nine Po-
laire sold sweets, and only took bank
notes in payment.
A very large sum must have been
realized for the orphanage, which pro-
vides for the daughters of artists, au-
thors, actors and musicians who have
died penniless, keeps the girls until
they marry and then provides them
with a dowry.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10
COMING NJ. {. CONFERENCE
important Session to be Held N
Baltimore This Month
CONFINES WILL BE ENLARGED
And Two Presiding Elders viii Be
Elected-B Bishop Fowler viii
Preside over the Sessions.

Tie coming session OF the Baltimore
Conference Methodist Episcopal
Church, which is to be held in Madi-
son Avenue Church, Baltimore BEGIN
ing March 2s, promises to be OF up'
usual interest, due to the TACT tlat
two new presiding elders ara 10 pc
selected, and because there will DC an
enlargement of the district confines
of the conference The terms OF Rev
DIR. g. Herbert Richardson, presiding
elder of the Baltimore dis riot, ana
Rev. DR.. II. S. trance, OF the East
Baltimore district. will exDire this
month. and while they cannot be re-
elected to the same district, they can,
however be selected TO serve another,
and this will, in all probability. be
done.
In the event of their failure to be
reelected these ministers will e CIV
en- appointments at two Of the best
churches in the Baltimore conference.
Bishop Fowler is to preside over the
conference. and it is quite likely that
several visiting bishops will be IN at
tendance, among them Bishop McCaee
who will preside over tue Wilmington
conference, IN Pokcomoke City. the
middle of this month. The conference
district is to be enlarged in two par
ficulars. No less than IL churches in
the Alexandria district of the Virgin
ia conference will be taken over, as
we'll as several charges in the West
Virginia conference. At the last ses.
sion OF the Baltimora Conference IL
was stated bv PRESIDING Elda" w l..
Mcdowell, of the Frederick district,
that the West Virginia conferen'e vas
supplying several chuches Within
the confines of the former con 'arencp,
and asked that he be given the pnyi-
lege.of coming to some understanding
with the proper authorities. Rev.
Mr.. Mcdowell will make report n
this matter at the conf lg session.
The annexation of part nj Q
Alexandria district, which has been
discussed ever since last session, will
be brought up and it is likely that
some opposition will b. forthcoming
from cetrain.ministers on the floor Of
the conference,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10
CAME SEASON IN MAINE,
More Deer Shot in the State Last Fall
Than Ever Before In It's
History.

Bar Harbor, Me.-The report Of the
fish and game commissioners for the
state Of Maine, recently filed with the
governor, shows that the game season
of 1905 was a record breaking one.
The commissioners say that there
have been more hunters In the state
than ever before and that moro moose
and deer have been shot
The record kept by the American
Express company at Bangor shows
that 1886 deer, 210 moose and SO bears
have been shipped to various points
Thus far this breaks the record.
Practically all the deer and moose
shipped were killed by sportsmen from
OUTSIDE the state, mostly from New
York If every deer that was killed
in 1905 could be recorded, the number
would come as a shock to most people.
1t is estimated that perhaps one-third
or less of the deer killed are shipped,
which would mean that more than A.
900 deer were killed in Maine last fall.
This season the hunting conditions
were very favorable, the weather was
good and the game plentiful. Then, OF
courze, the general prosperity of the
country has something to do with it
The greater part of those who como
to Maine to hunt are men of moder-
ately well to do. positions, who prefer
to spend their brief vacation in the
woods Facilities for getting into the
woods at a nominal expense are better
shan ever before
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10
Uneoualed.

Now Santa Claus once more comes round
He just exactly suits,
And while he fills our stockings up,
There's none can fill his boots.
Brooklyn Life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10
Blue RIBBON FoR BRAINS.
English Wise Men Will Enter an
Interuniversity Think
ing Match.

British thinkers, rebelllng against
the custom OF awarding great prizes
to college athletes and .negIecting the
thinkers, have proposed and are urg.
ing throughout the kingdom a 'blue
ribbon for brains" an interuniyersity
contest between the thinkers and stu.
dents, for an award Of merit
The neglect of brains and the con.
slant lauding Of Drawn In the press
Of Britain, as well as In university
circles, has called forth the protest
and the demand for recognition and
reward Of the braipy men Of the great
schools
Just what form the thinking match
for the championship is to assume is
not stated. Those who are urging the
contest plead that nine men from each
Of the great universities meet in the
contests. Whether it will consist OF
looking wise. or in oratory, in writ
ten examinations in certain subjects,
they do not state. The contest may
take the form of the standing long
think, or the running high think, or
the two-minute handicap think, or
the long distance think.
At any rate, the proposition is to
make the event of the blue ribbon
thinking match of all England and
10 show the thinkers that they are
esteemed as high at least as are the
athletes. Who will be the first cham
pion thinker OF Great Britain is g
question OF vital interest.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10
FISH THAT ARE LUxURIES.
Among Varieties That Bring High
Prices English Sole Is the
Costliest.

In these days said a fish dealer,
people pay for fish Injuries prices
that theg never used to dream Of
The costliest fish in this market
now is the English sole, which sells
for 60 cents a pound, but there is a
demand for 1t at that price. Striped
bass bring as much as 80 cents Z
pound, ard kingish from 40 TO so
cents.
THE first of the North Carolina
shad (roe shad, weighing say six OF
seven pounds) sell for $3.50 apiece, or
so cents or more q pound HOLSTERS
are now so cents q plenty of
people can remember when they sold
for five and six cents, when Holsters
We're plentiful.
THE only fresh fish we import are
English sole; but plenty of fresh salm-
on are exported from this country,
crossing this continent from our
northwest coast in refrigerator cars,
to be shipped from here in the re-
frigerator rooms of steamers another
5000 mf-es across the Atlantic to
Europe
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10
New Millinery.
To Lay Concrete.

1t was ordered ut the last meeting
OF council that the property owners
on south Queen street abutting on
the bridge be ordered to put down
coucrete pavements. The notices have
been served on the property owners
and it is presumed that as soon as the
weather permits the work will be
commenced.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10
Fire Board Inspection.

The fire board made their inspection
of the city and will make some re
concentrations to the council at the
next meeting. There are some parts
o. the city which are very poorly pro-
tected. because of the long distance
at which the fire plugs are set
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10
Improving His House.

Mr. IN. Q. Michael, of West Martin
street. is improving his residence by
a large front porch and frame addi-
ton TO the rear Of the house. C.,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-10

Mr.. !. =. McCaskey has been ap
pointed postmaster at New Martins
vile.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-07

the fore hatch with a watchtackIe.
Bale after bale, strikingly similar TO
those east over at Hanama, was hoisted
to the canting deck, and to each was
affixed small cylindrical device of
brass with fuse attached. When this
fuse was lighted the cylinder gave off
blue flare. Blue is not striking color
at night, but a flame can be seen for
mile or so. The bales were then care
fully hoisted overheard, each one bear
ing its tiny signal light, which was not
quenched, for the sea did not break as
1t did near shore, but rolled in long,
moaning swells.
The tug, far inshore, was invisible
save for a pinpoint spark from her
lights. The sampan, mile to leeward.
could still be seen from the yacht s
deck, but the crew apparently took no
heed of it, and as the last bale was
Continued on page 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-07
CORkS AND THE COMMODORE
A Tale OF Bold Deception. DoubIe-Dyed
Intrigue. and Thrilling Adventure in
Honolulu harbor,

had made her escape, with small remark
from the crew of the revenue boat. In
the wheelhouse the captain, it is true,
eonned her with his glass, as is the
seaman s habit
Might be a trader from the look of
her, said he to his mate at the wheel,
but she's too much brasswork on her
decks. Looks like one of them Frisco
pilots. [ reckon she IS yacht badly in
need of overhauling Then his atten-
ton was wholly occupied with the
whaleboat and the rescue of the bales, a
task involving seamanship of high or
der IN the heavy seas. He received no
orders to follow the schooner. for which
he was duly thankful, for the breaking
kona was imminent and a stern chase is
a long one, even with steam, against a
fast schooner.
AS the miles curled from the vessels
forefoot the crew busted themselves at
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-07

Meanwhile, the swift schooner, whose
advent had precipitated these events,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
BY WILLARD F. EMIGH.

Buriey is situated on the northern
way between the east and west lines.
on the Minidoka & Southwestern
branch of the Oregon Short Line rail-
road. The town is built en- decided land
which was proven up on as desert land
in 1886 by ]. E. Miller and Mrs. Isabella
Miller.
Burley may be said to be the hub
from which radiates in every direction
tie finest irrigable lands in the north
west The mighty Snake river, with its
wealth of waters. carries riches and
prosperity to thousands of settlers who
have already reaped tteir first crops on
the new tracts already watered. or who
viii in a short time transform their
sagebrush claims into productive farms.
Burley lies in that portion of the Mini
dOka tract which will be irrigated by
Humping system in connection with the
gravity system of the same project.
Provision has been made at the Mini
doka dam twenty miles east, which di-
verts water to the government project.
for the waste waters TO drive electrical
machinery to develop 10000 horse
power. This power Will be applied to
system of pumps which are TO raise
water for irrigatng 10000 acres of land
on the south side of the Snake river,
esides furnishing abundance of power
for commercial purposes. Burley lies
in the heart of the lands TO be watered
by the pumps, and is the only town on
the project on the south side of Snake
river.
Besides lying advantageously for at
tracing the trade from an immense
scope of country surrounding the town,
Burnley is also the distributing point for
an empire of country to the south and
southeast. Ali the shipping to and from
the Albion and Oakley basins, with
their thousands OF acres of irrigated
lands. passes through BUrley.
All the land about Burley on the
Minidoka project is covered with a
heavy growth Of sagebrush, which
alone indicates good soil, but tests
made by government experts show il to
average up with the best soils I'm the
northwest. In depth the soil varies
from eight to ten feet, and in most
places is underlaid with a bed of gravel
and heavy sand, which is an ideal con-
dition to secure the best drainage in
irrigation farming, preventing the salts
from rising to the surface as they do in
most irrigated countries.
An excellent quality CT water is found
at depth Of from twenty to seventy
feet.
Rurley lies at an elevation of 1900
feet above sea level. Its climate is very
bealthful. In the summer the DAYS are
warm and the nights cool. AT times in
the winter the thermometer drops To as
low as or 10 degrees below zero. hut
this is only occasionally. Not enough
sncw falls to warrant the use of sleds
and sleighs in the commercial life of the
valley. Crops can be planted as early
as February. The winter season sets
I'm about the middle of November.
The TOWNSHIP of Burley is owned by
the Burley Townsite company. which
includes the following well known men;
Josiah z. Miller. d. Z. Burley, Robert
McColIum. II. S. Hayes, William T.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

Jack and I. B. Perrine. The company
was organized in April. 1905. and the
sale of lots commenced on May of the
same year. On the opening day 100
lots were sold. and subsequently over
100 lots have Seen sold. On nearly all
the lots sold buildings are built at this
time. The town proper has a popula-
ticn of nearly 500, and included within
The voting district is a population of
over 600.
On the 4th of September this year
Burley suffered heavily from a fire.
which destroyed $4,000 worth of prop
erty, including the Burley opera house,
one of the best playhouses in southern
Idaho, with a seating capacity of 500,
and a dancing floor 40x70 feet. The
town is rapidly recovering from the
fire, however, and more buildings have
been erected in all parts of the town
since then than were destroyed by the
fire. {.
The public schools of the town are In
charge of a principal and two assist
ants. The details of a well-organized
public school have been worked out
until today the public schools of Burley
will rank with any public school i'm
southern Idaho. The Townsite com
many donated three blocks for public
schools. At the present time a build
ing containing three rooms is built on
lots belonging TO the school.
The Minidoka & Southwestern rail-
road which passes through Burley, is
being extended on to Bull from Twin
Falls, and will eventually connect with
some point further west on the main
line OF the Oregon Short Line railroad.
Surveys have been completed for the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

extension of the oregon Short Line
from Malad City to Burnley a distance
of eighty-five miles, to connect with
the railroad at this point. This line will
shorten the distance from Salt Lake
City to the coast by seventy-eight
miles. With the completion of this road
all the main travel by way of Salt Lake
will pass through Burnley. 1t is gen.
orally accepted that Burley will be
division point and that shops will be
established here upon the completion
of the road.
The commercial Importance of such a
railroad cannot be estimated. A very
conservative estimate would place the
navrolI from the shops alone at from
s,a 600 to $4,000 per month. The build
ing of an electric road has been favor
abIv discussed to connect Oakley and
the country further south with the rail-
road at this point. permit has just
been granted to a company OF Burnley
citizens by the county commissioners
10 huild a railroad along the public
hiehvavs between Burley and Oakley.
such line could be built with COM
na ra lively little expense, as it is an
anen field between the two places, re-
ouiring little or no grading at any
noint The electric road is also spoken
Of IN connection with the development
of the marble, onyx and coal fields
which lie in the vicinity of Oakley. An
electric road would be profitable un-
dertaking without any other patronage
than that which would be supplied by
the rich farming country along its
route. Power i'm abundance could be
furnished from Shoshone falls, which
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Josiah z. Miller.

Josiah {. Miller.
Mr.. Miller. presi-
dent OF the Burley
Townsite company.
was born IN Mercer,
Pa. March e, 1874
In the year 1869 he
moved to Iowa.
where he remained
three years Later
he moved to Ne
braska, remaining
there five years He
lived in Kansas q
short time before
moving to Idaho in
1877. In 1884 he Sc
cured title to the
present site OF Bur
ley. he and his wife
entering the section
OF land as desert
claims. Mr.. Miller
may be said to be
tine father Of Bur-
ley, as II was
through his efforts
that the TOWNSHIP
company was or
ganized and the
land plated into
town lots
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
HUGH J. SLOAN.

Hugh j. Sloan of the Burley Drug
company came to Burley from Iowa in
1905 and, together with his brother,
James, engaged i'm the drug business.
Mr.. Sloan was born al Melrose, Ia, in
1880, but later went to Des Moines. He
is a graduate of the Iowa Business COL
lege at Des MOines, and also Of the
Highland Park College of Pharmacy,
located i'm the same city Mr.. Sloan
visited in Iowa during the summer, and
in June was married to Miss Julia
Riorden. Shortly afterward Mr., Sloan
returned to Burlsy with his bride. They
now reside in a building adjoining their
drug store.
MRS. w. A. CHANNEL.
1t is not often that woman is found
who can successfully manage the at
fairs of a hardware company, but Mrs.
| Channel is as familiar with hardware
as most women are with dry goods. The
Burnley Hardware company, of which
| she is manager. owns one of the best
stocked hardware stores between Salt
Lake City and Boise Mr.. Channel is
affiliated with the company and con-
ducts a repair shop in connection with
the hardware store, which is in charge
of his wife.
]. p. SHEVLIN.
Mr. Shevlin is proprietor of the Reed
Inn stables, and is one of Burley's lead
ing spirits He came here from Mon
tana in 1905. Besides conducting a first
class livery stable, he owns other real
estate in Burley, including the Mon
tana hotel Mr.. Shevlin originally came
from Iowa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
f. S, o. BURTON.

Mr.. Burton originally came from In
diana and located in Burley in 1865. He
has interests in Burley, and is also con-
nected with a general merchandise
business at Twin Falls. Mr.. Burton Is
a director of the Burley Townsite COM
pany. and takes an active interest IN
the DEVELOPMENT of the town ana coun-
try.
WILL J. HAYNER.
Will ]. Hayner, editor of the Burfey
Bulletin. has followed the printing
business since 1875, when he served his
apprenticeship on the Allegheny Coun-
ty Reporter at Belmont, n. Y. He was
for three wears city editor of the Gin
ton QaO Evening News, and later held
the same position on the Daily Age or
that CITY for four years. For ten years
past, until coming to Burnley year ago.
he was with the publishing mouse or
Houghton, Mifflin q. Co. at Cambridge,
Mass.
D. r. LONG.
Mr.. Long came 10 Burley from Kan
sas in 1905 and, together with his son,
bought out the mercantile business OF
A. J. Harris. which they conducted till
Sept. of this year, when Mr. Long
sold out mis- interest to his son. Walter.
Mr.. Long is president or tne buIiey
school board, which Office ne mas niied
in most creditable manLer' taxing the
initiative in all matters pertaining 70
the welfare of the public SCHOOLS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

in a few months will be put in harness
to develop several hundred Thousand
horsepower, which will be distributed
to all the surrounding country as far
as Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
PAUL r. kARTZKE..

Mr.. Kartzke came to Burley in 1905
from Denver, Colo, and, together with
Ernest White, engaged in the contract
ing and building business under the
firm name of kartzke G. White. This
firm conducted extensive building op-
erations and short time ago completed
the largest building in Cassia county at
Albion. This firm dissolved partnership
recently. and Mr.. Kartzke is now en-
gagged in the contracting and building
business under the firm name of Kartz-
Ike & Co. Mr.. Kartzke owns consider
able property in Burnley and is a direc-
tor in the Burnley State bank.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
w. D. KENYON.

Mr.. Kenyon is another of Burley's
citizens. He came here
from st. Louis, where for sixteen years
he was general Cashier of the Pacific
Express company. He organized the
Burley State bank. of which he is CASH
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
c. H. oVERSTREET.s

Mr. Overstreet came to Burley from
Colorado in 1904. He was connected
with the Story Lumber company when
it was first established, and is now the
senior member of the contracting and
building firm of Overstreet & Story.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-02-08
THE CAPACITY FOR ENJOY
MENT.

The capacity for enjoyment, in
the human species, il varied.
The average Southern negro is
the happiest creature in exist
euce. yet he requires only a cabin,
few clothes and enough to eat
to maze him coGteated. TIE
fact that he doesn't know where
HE next meal is coming from. Or
that he hasn't 4 change Of gar
nents. doesn't in the least mar
his enjoyment ofvhstever comes
his way. Yet the pleasures en-
ioyed by the cultured mind in
nature. literature and art, arc T.
the ignorant and illitera;e, q
sealed book. The elories Of SKY
ard landscape are unseen. and
the works Of genius unrecogniz-
ed and unappreciatsd.
The enjoyment Of mere animal
creature comforts" requires To
cultivation. but tie ability to en-
joy the good. TIE true. the beau
tful, must como by continued
effort ard striving An educated
ear car find teEcht IN the sim
plest strains OF music, ss well Is
in the most intricate composition.
The educated mind finds pleas
ure IN q common flower o. simple
ballad, a. well a. the grandeur
OF the ocean snd the master
pieces CT rhetoric. 1t i tie ic-
norant who IRE limited in capaci-
~ for appreciation and enjoy
meut Of the beautiful and sub
lime.
A still higher capacity for ea-
I0yrnent belongs TO the one who
can forget self, and devote time.
money and intelligence 70 the
uplifting of fellow men.
No matter how humble eur lot
We each have the power Of culti-
waiting the capacity for enjoy
nent. A sound, healthfuI body,
Il cultured. active mental and
moral faculties, are necessary 10
the thorough development OF this
capacity, ard their cultivation
should be with each Of Us a per-
sonal responsibility.