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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
LOST ALL THEIR SAVINGS.
ITALisNs AT Dam No. 4sAw cAst,
GO Up IN smoke.
more phan s5o0 wa. In the wora
mems Boxes In the Building
Burned on Tuesday.

AS briefly stated In The World
that day. fire Tuesday afternoon he.
stroyed frame building about 30 bv
22 feet along the Potomac river. mt
Dam No. 4. where large power
house is now ing ereted by the
MaftinsburR Power Co. The bnild
ire wa used IS sleeping quarters IND
az a commissafy nv the Italians
about 30 in number employed on the
work of construction. The italians
lost everything, including about $500
in cash. They had just beep paid off
on September 10 aud had All of this
earnings in their boxes in the building
There was no one In the building at
the time OF the fire. When discovered
the building was mass OF flames. When
the Ialians. who wer Mt work. saw
all ffeir . sessions going mp in smoke
they necam ffHntic. They ran about
bewailipg theit loss, many Of them
wingine their hands and weepina
Serfral OF the Italians had betweea.
$40 and $50, repre- senting their say. ngs
for the summer. Besides ths individ-
nal losses. the value of the provi.
sions destroyed amounted to probably
$500 So grief-stricksn were 4 the
foreigners over their losses that they
refused to work the balance OF the
afternoon. A new builGing will be
erected at once.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
HARTMAN AND THE B. & q
Reported That He Will Secure Con
troll of That Road.

That E. II. Hartman and his asso,
ciates have secured a controlling in.
tluence in the Baltimore and Ohic
Railroad Co. was semi officially con.
firmed in Baltimore Wednesday. The
object is believed to link ii with the
Chicago and Alton and the Union
Pacific roads. forming through line
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This
would bring the combination in ccm-
petition with the plans of George r.
Gould for transcontinental line
from Baltimore to San Francisco. If
Hartman should carry out the pro-
Ject attributed to him Baltimore
wonld be the eastern terminus of two
transcontinental lines.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
CALLED A PASTOR.
First Baptist Church After Rev. Mr..
McCurdy, OF Cumberland,

The membe of the First Baptist
church IF TIE city hsve extends a
call TO Rev William ID. McCnsdv.
general secretary OF the Central Y
NJ. Q A. NJ Cumberland. and for
mai notice Of rhe action of the cnurch
was sent to Mr.. McCardy on Wed.
nesday. He was formerly pastor of the
First Baptist church in Cumberland,
and is well-known minister. He &C.
cupied the pulpit In the church here q
short time ago and made very fav.
orable impression on the congrega.
ton. The Baptist church has been
without a pastor since the resignation
of Rev. 7. S. Dunaway, VINO left
September l to become pastor of a
church at Smithfeld, Va. Mr.. Nc
Curdy stated that he Is unable at pre-
sent to say If he will accept the call.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
ADDITIONAL DELEGATES.
Those Selected BY the Republicans
of Gerrardstown District.

VI OeITdTusIOWn OlStrlCt.
The delegates selected bv the renub.
licans OF Gsrrar town district to the
senatorial and county conventions are
as follows.
Senatorial. Walter Busey. John
Briscoe. William CARNEY, William
Spiker. James Smith. A. G. Dunham.
Edward Grove. Charles Bailey, r.. L.
Files, Arch Armbrester; county, CAL
vim AiKens, Wills Evans, DR.. Snip.
per. Charles II. Miller. TAYLOR Cat.
row, ]. I. Parsons, Bru,e Detaveu.
Q n. Stuckey, O. A. Sharp. Thomas
Wolford.
For President Board Of Education
D. Gold Miller; school com missioner.
J r' Slonaker.
For Justice OF the Peace-C. ".
Stuckey. of Shanghai.
For Constables CHARLES Sharp, of
Shanghai. and Dennie Covers, of
Gerrardstown.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
MARRIED TUESDAY NIGHT.
JEFFERSON COUNTY COUPLE WE'D.
DED IN THIS CITY,
Groom Was Later Arrested on a Charge
of Being "A Member of CaIithum-
plan Rand of Boys,

Miss Belle Ring. of Middleway.
and Mr.. Harry Arvin, of Harpers
Ferry, were married at O'Clock
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. William Matthers. on North
High street. The ceremony was
performed bv Rev. Charles S. Trump.
pastor of St. Johns Lutheran
church. in the presence of few
friends.
After the ceremony had been per-
formed a number of bows Of that
neighborhood decided to treat the
newly. welded pair to calithumpian
serenade, and every conceivable in.
strument with noise making possibil-
ties was brought into play. The noise
became so annoving that officers were
summoned by the neighbors, and
when they arrived on the scene they
found a man busily engaged in throw
lug the instruments out in the street.
Ordered to desist. the man paid no
attention to the officers. and thew
thereupon placed him under arrest,
only to find that it was the groom.
who had been engaged in getting rid
of some of the old tin pans left there
by the crowd. He was released with
apologies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arvin will reside in
Harpers Ferry, where the groom is a
well-knoWn young resident.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
MAY OMIT BACK STAMP
Postal Officials Experimenting to
Make Double Saving.
FOR SIMPLICITY IN METHOD
Under the New Order Letters May
Be Delivered In Much Shorter
Time Than at Present.

Washington, d. G. Sept 10. Sim.
plieity in method and IN operation. in
the conduct of the public business,
is the deal toward which the postofiice
department is directing its energies
Time saved is money made for the
government and. therefore for the
people.
/. Every effort is being made, at the
same time. to facilitate the transmits
sion of the mails and wherever five
minutes can be saved.by the elimina.
tion OF red tape or by the substitu-
ton of modern for Anticipated
methods, the department officials do
lot hesitate to save the time, provid.
ed the expense involved is not too
great to warrant the change.
Nearly wear ago, First Assistant
Postmaster General Frank II. Hitch
cock conceived the idea of eliminating
the work of placing on letters what is
known as the back stamp. Under the
present arrangement, letters have TO
be stamped 10 postoffices twice. once
in the sending Office and once in the
receiving Office. The stamp placed on
letters in the receiving office is the
back stamp. and bears the time of
the arrival of the letter in that office
In big offices. like those of New
York. Boston, Philadelphia. Washing
ton. Chicago and others. the placing
of the back stamp on let ets. con. umes
a deal of time and require the service
of many clerks. Ii sometimes is a
matter of satisfaction TO business men
70 know when letter was received
in the office in their CT Y. but it is
not often matter of much import.
apce,
1t was determined to give the prop.
csiton of Mr.sHitcheock trial. By
order of ths department. the placing
Of the back stamp or letters iw the
Chicago Office was discontinued about
been in operation ever since Evil
IDENTIFY the back stamp was not mis- ed,
as pot complaint of its absence bias
been received at the postftce depart.
ment. The elimination of the back
stamp saved the services OF 80 clerks
in the Chicago office In the delivery
of the nail in the city She time, on
each mail, was facilitated from 90. ia
two hours. That is, the letters were
placed in the hand OF the carriers and
delivered on an average of about an
hour before they were delivered when
the back stamp was in use
Ii is proposed by the department
now to try the experiment not only
in Chicago, but also in New York.
Boston, Jersey CITY and Washington
The success of the experiment il
Chicago has been encouraging TO the
postoffice officials, and thew are con-
fident that the elimination of che back
stamp in offices throughout the coun-
try will result in an immense aggre-
gate saving of time, in the delivery
of mail, and of expense to the govern
mant
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
NO s
COUNTY COURT NOTES.
HEsspENTs or Foun nisTRscrA
waNr ASrI-srncK LAW.
reopie - WIN creek Ash For nsgn
sch"oi Way isy Concrete siaewaik
Around the Court E,omse.

4 petition sioned bv more than So
residents of Arden. Nil Greek.
oneuuon and taerrardstown districts
has been presented to the County
court for the purpose Of securing tire
sanction OF that body to put TO vote
OF the people of these districts The
question OF live stock running al large
en- the public highways. AIT present
there i a great deal 81 complaint
from the above districts regarding the
damage Of property hy horses and
cattle. end the rennIe will make an
etfort to stou this ny means OF the
state law. which may be adopted bv
the county or by any district Of the
county. when sanctioned hv MAORI.
~ OF the voters. The court has not
taken any detiaite action gu the petit
tion.
A petition was also prescribed by
President s b. Cunniugham and
Secretary q. II Bowen, OF the Mill
Greek board Of eiueatiou, asking that
the court pat 70 vote tbs question
Of district high school ii Mill Cfeek
II the court grants the petition tho
people OF tiaf district Will have an
opportunity to decide this fall
whether they wish 70 maintain an
advanced school.
The question of layinS concrete
sidewalk around the court house Was
taken up and the court ordered Clerk
Bender to secure all necessary infor~
nation concerning the cost, eto.. ffom
the local contractors and report &C
once. II the work can be done at
a reasonable figure the Improvement
will be made.
A license was granted TO the Mar
tinsburg Bowling Co TO operate two
bowling alleys and two billiard tables
at the room OH West King street.
The place will be opened for business
October /.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
WINTER WILL BE HARD ONE.
ALI SIGNS PuINr r0 LONG AND $50
vEuE coLp pEHIop.
saiure'- Manner OF Caring Eos sae
penizsps OF the Field aud Forest
Tells the story.

IL is said By the observing ones
that the approaching winter will be
unusually severe. The katydi1 has
appeared. say these weather prognos-
ticators, and within six weeks after
her first song frost is sure 10 come.
Another sign pointed ont to sustain
their contention is thar bushes this
year are plentiful in parks and ooun-
try, aud this is said TO be natures
way of providing refuge for the
birfs IN tie time of storm Then
citations are made Of the crop Of holly
berries. tile thickness OF corn husks
and the enormous yield OF corn. chest
nuts. beechnuts and other fruit OF the
forest upon which birds and beasts de-
pend for food during the winter
months. The unusual activity of the,
barn mice il still another sign OF
long aud severe winter. These little
animals have aIreads begun the work
Of constructing their rests and obsery-
ers agree that they are making hem
unusually W run ard cczv. All OF
these signs point ~ severe winter.
and manv people y ere are who trnst
more to these hnn sy. predictions
than taey do TO the rports OF Uncle
Sam Is weather bureau.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
EARNINGS INCREASE.
Baltimore & Ohio Road Is In Very
Prosperous Condition

Prosperous Condition
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
reports earnings and expenses for the
month of August, 1906. as compared
with the corresponding month of
1906, exclusive of the controlled and
affiliated lines as follows Gross
earnings. 1906. $7,1Sl .040; 1905. &C. 1885,
0S7; increase. $7S2. 1858. Expenes.
1906, s4,5os. 1928; 1905, s3. 9s9. ola:
increase, 539,413. Net earnings.
1905. ss.67s. 6l2; 1905. 81. 429. ora: in
crease, s243. $40.
For the two months of the fiscal
year ending August 81 the statements
shows: Gross earnings, 1906. sl3. 725.-
1856; 1905, s12, 1866. 9l6;. jncrease,.
81. 5hS, $40. Expenses, 1906. s. 1856 AIS
1905. 7,7l9. 9i0; increase, ST. 1856, 1876.
Net earnings. 1906, 81. $50, III; 1905.
S4. i46. 997 increase. 1922, 74S
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
TAFT TALKS TO LEADERS
Hears S atements Of Both Sides Of
Cuban Revolution.
RIVALS TELL TALES OF WOE
Wa Secretary Says That 1t Will
Require at Least Ten Days to
Complete the Conference.

Havana, Sept. 90 The presidents of
Z both the moderate and the liberal
parties yesterday afternoon submitted
to Secretary of War Taft and Assist
ant Secretary of State Bacon. repre-
Eenting President Roosev3lt, their
respective statements of the facts
lsading up to the revolution and the
conduct Of the belligerents. Each
sof the presidents tomorrow will pres
ent written statement of the terms
they are willing to agree to in the in
terest of peace.
General Menocal. representing the
veterans, also related to Secretaries
: Taft and Bacon the efforts he has
made in the line of peace and the
diffiulties he has encountered. and
gave his opinion as to what courses
hold any promise of an amicable set
Element A committee OF Isle of
Pines Americans also appeared, but
got little satisfaction. their attorney
simply presenting statement of their
grievances, which was not taken mp
Today's hearing began at the home
OF Minister Morgan, in the village
of Marianao, which. 1T so happens, is
only three miles from the most adj
vaneed of the insurgents forces. that
of Col. Baldomero Acosts, which is
encamped in the vicinity of Arroyo
Tho
Quoted verv quietly. No crowd sur
rounded the beautiful and spacious
quinta hidalgo. which has been the
home of the American minister 10
Cuba since the birth OF the Cuban re-
public. The hearings were held
privately in room adjoining the
library, no one being present in the
house except those directly interested
and newspaner men.
Secretary Taft informed Vice resi-
dent Mendez Capote, Senator Alfredo
Zayas and General Menocal that the
conferences would be purely prelim-
mary, and that all would be heard
again. Vice. President Mendez Capote
was given an appointment for 10
clock today and Senator Zavas for
O'Clock.
After the hearings Secretary Taft
said to the Associated Press that he
bad just begun his work, and that it
was evident that the mission upou
which he came would require more
time than he had anticipated before
his arrival. He estimated that 10
days would be required to complete
his errand, hut he could not say
whether or not it would be necessary
to visit insurgent camps or other
cities than Havana. He was pleased
that representatives. of every faction
had visited the agents of President
Roosevelt, which he considered
acquired we'll for the success of the
mission, which, he desired it to be
understood, was purely mediatory.
Mr.. Taft said he had not talked as
yet with representatives of commercial
interests. but he expected to meet
men of affairs and property.
A private telegraph wire is being
strung between Minister Morgan's
house to the cable office in order that
Messrs. Taft and Bacon may be abls
TO report direct TO President Roose.
Welt.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
DISASTER AT HONG KONG.
Typhoon Sweeps the Sea With Great
Loss of Life.

! Manila, P. l., Sept l8.-A terrific
typhoon swept over the Pacific ocean
at Hong Kong on Monday. and many
steamships and sailing vessels were
sent to the bottom with great loss of
life.
Enormous damage was done in the
city OF Hong Kong. and all business
was brought to standstill.
Among the vessels reported sunk
were the German steamer Johanna.
the British steamer Sanchung and the
steamer Harlan. All the passengers
on the Harlan and all the members
Of the crew went down with the
vessel. except two officer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
BUNKER HILL NOTES.
Personal News and Gossip From
Tnat Pleasant Village.

Bunker Hill, Sept 80 A straw
rick, belonging to NJ Pt,r Rahle
caught fire MONDAY from causes IN.
known. and was entirely destroyed
together with a shed adjoining.
When it as discovered an alarm was
given and neighbors ran to his assis-
tance and by hard work saved the
barn from like fate. Outside the
shed and straw Mr.. Ruble suffered no
loss.
The horses and carts have arrived
for the quarry. Masons are at work
building the kilns. Work on other
necessary things is being pushed as
fast as possible.
Miss Halle Miller and Mrs. Mary
Petre. of State Line, Pa. are visit.
ing their aunt, Mrs. y. T. Janney.
Mr.. Gay Gardner, of Hagerstown,
spent Sunday with his parents here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
TO ADVERTISE WASHINGTON.
Special Train Will Be Sent Out BY
the Evening Star.

a special train Of express and pri-
vate cars-a miniature exposition on
wheels-will leave Washington next
Thursday morning for l,5O0-mil
trip, lasting nearly a month, through
Virginia, North Carolina. and portions
OF West Virginia and Maryland, un-
der the auspices of the Star and in
the interest of greater Washington.
Twentv-two Of the leading wholesale
houses OF the city will nave exhibits
on the train.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
Six New Engines.

An order for the six new freight en-
gines of the II B type for use on the
Cumberland Valley railroad has been
placed in the Altoona shops Of the
Pennsylvania railroad. The locomo-
tiyes will be among the largest now
in service on the road.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
DAUGHTERS OF coNFEDERAcY
Ninth Annual Convention In, Session
at Charles Town.

The ninth annual convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
of West Virginia convened at Charles
Town on Wednesday. The address OF
welcome was made by Mrs. Margaret
Aisqniih, president of the Lawson
Bolts chapter of Charles Town, and
was responded to by Mrs. St. George
Brooke, of Morgantown. Fifty del.
egates are in attendance beside a
number of visitors. The officers are
Mrs. Virginia F. McSherry. of Mar.
tinsburg. president; Miss. V. p.
Campbell. of Bluetield, vice president.
and Miss Sallie Powell. of Shepherds.
town, secretary. Mrs. McSberry
president. delivered her annual ad.
dress. and an address was also made
by Mrs. Alexander. of Alexandria.
Va. treasurer of the Virginia chapter.
The report of the secretary showed
20 chapters in the state, and all in a
fioarishing condition. Mr.. B. 9.
Washington also spoke.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22

The season at Pen-Mar will close
September 30. although an excursion
will be run from Baltimore on Octo-
Der 4 More people visited the noun
tain resort this year than ever before
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-22
Many Students at Gettysburg.

Gettysburg college opened with 235
students, the LARGEST attendance IN tile
history of the institution.
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chair, especially after the latter
delivered his telling speech on the
silver question, said by the Mont.
gomery Advertiser and many of
Mr.. Crawford's colleagues in the
house to have been the best speech
made upon that subject. Craw-
ford was becoming quite we'll
known and had high standing in
congress when be was unfortu-
nately retired as q result of the
fusion landslide and Pearson boo
die in 1894. The people called for
him again in 1898, however, and
ne was returned to his old position
against an adverse majority of
l ,5OO, but the radicals unseated
him. Still he is uppermost in the
of our mountain people.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-05-03
nADE FRon NATIVE ROOTS.
SAFE AND RELIABLE.

That the roots of many native plants.
growing wild In u American forests,
possess remarkable properties for the cure
the untutored Indian had learned the
curative value of some of these and
taught the early settlers their uses. The
Indian never liked work so he wanted his
sQuAw to get well as soon as possible that
she might do the work and let him hunt.
Therefore, he dug ~papOose root" for her,
for that was their great remedy for fe-
male weaknesses. DIR. Pierce uses, the
same roOt-called Blue CohOSh-in his
rFavOrite Prescription" skillfully COM
bined with other agents that make II
more effective than any other medicine in
curing all the various weaknesses and
painful arrangements peculiar to women.
Many afflicted women have been saved
from the operating table and the sur
ReOn's knife by the timely use of Doctor
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription. Tender
meas . the lower pelvic region, with
bearing down pains or distress should not
70 UNDECIDED. A course of UFavOrite Pre-
scription" will work marvellous benefit
in all such cases, and generally effect q
permanent cure II persisted in for a rea-
sonable length of time. The "Favorite
Prescription /" Is Q harmless, agent, being
wholly prepared from native medicinal
roots, without q drop of alcohol in its
make up, whereas all other medicines,
put up for sale through druggists for
woman's peculiar ailments, contain large
are very harmful, especially to delicate
women. "Favorfte Prescription" con-
tains neither alcohol nor harmful habit
forming drugs. All its ingredients are
printed on each bottle wrapper. 1t is a
powerful invigorating tonic, imparting
health and strength in particular to the
organs distinctly feminine. For weak
and sickly women, who are "worn-out,"
or debilitated, especially for women who
work in store, Office, or schOOl-rOom, who
sit at the typewriter or sewing machine,
or bear heavy household burdens, and for
nursing mothers, DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription will prove q priceless benefit
because of its health restoring and
strengthening power.
For constipation, the true, scientific
cure is DR.. 'Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Mild, harmless, yet sure.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-05-03

When Congressman Blackburn
returned to Washington and enter
ed the halls of congress he was
greeted very cordially by his col
leagues, and Speaker Cannon, who
has been his friend, conferred q
signal honor upon him by at once
calling him to the chair, where he
presided over the deliberations of
congress for a hour or more. But
Blackburn is not the first
Carolina congressman to be
thus honored. Speaker Crisp often
called Hon. W. T. Crawford to the
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-05-03

the same, the Postmaster General
shall arrange for the delivery of
the same to patrons desiring to
purchase these, boxes through the
postoffces of the United States by
the postmasters thereof and no
person shall be required to pay for
any mail box purchased at a price
greater than the actual cost there
Of to the United State govern
ment."
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-05-03

The democratic executive committee
Of the 10th district has been called 20
meet in Asheville on Saturday. May 5th,
for the purpose Of fixing the time and
place Of meeting Of the democratic con.
vention,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-05-03

See that your druggist gives you no imi-
ta'ion When you AJAX for Kennedy's LAxa-
tive Honey and Tar, the original Laxative
cough syrup. Sold BY =. v. Hunter.