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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
NOTICE

Martirsburg, w. Va, Aug. roth 1907
Pursuant TO and in accordance with The laws and
ordinance OF the Corporation OF IA artinsburg
rela,iag to and reguli ting, governing
and cennoliag the eStahti shirc and
aying of paysaerts, sidewalk or ootway, and PUT
ters you ana eacs o. you whose names are het.un-
der mentioned a.e hereby notified TO lay a eoscrete
pavement or sidewalk and gatter front of Your
property designated hereunder and set opposite
Of yourname, within thirty days from the hrsI pub
licati.n oil III notice, and l. you do not comply
with he requirements Of this notice the Corpora
tioa Of Man inshurg VIII proceee 10 ay said pave.
me- Is asd gntters and assess the against Your
respective properties ~ " Shsdsr, Liberty .
Ca Bunch. Pennsy ivania Ave. Wa * wards
Vi ary Nc Donuds .iei.s i.ibety ST. j (. " es.a l..
Liberty St, 5 II Mex swn, liberty ST. Dame
sullivan Heus, Lib-rty ST john shea iiberl
St, Haley Heirs, i5erty 81, ars. ehn BsWei i,
Liberty ST., Mrs. Eta Boshn, l. Der ST, I. q
LAMB ert Liberty st J.hn Ca>ey. Swarz. -,
Harvey Peer, Swartz st Mr,. Ma RuaIt w-rlz
ST., Chss Johnson, SwArtz St, VIM Cards hens.
centre 81 Morgan Anders n. Cenue ST, Caiha
rin= Hughes, Centre ST.. Chas hume 'erue /
ST, Z. F, Bird High st, lno Henry, n Ugh 81
" "A Kenny, High St j W. Lovm~n. High 81
Ge5. w Kendel. High St, Mas. raih. .ering
W. King St, Mrs. Ella Snoigrass. College ST,
Mrs. Rennis Bristor, college 81, ] ". Miller
Boyd Ave Edgar Bowers, Boyd Ave. Il F.Mascn,
ssoYd Ave Miss Kate X Avanaugn. .. Maple Ave
MIS- Eduh Nj 1sre ). Raleigh ST, q. IL. ShafeI
Raleigh ST Al. G tablet, y King st., A b
Noll w. King ST, lao. HelleFs Hers W. KIN.
>. Il 60. leCrange heis, W X ng 1T.
L. Il. Harrison, Mayor
2. w. Letter; Clerk.
B, Older Of Council
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
PRETEND TO OPERATE.
Fake Surgery Tried With Success
Some Cases Of Hallucination.


According to a Detroit surgs0a
there are many sane persons who. be.
lieving that they are threatened viii
some dangerous disease, insist ON I'M
dergoing severe operations in order
that their lives may be saved.
I'VE do not really perform these
operations" he explains in the News
Tribune, but have assisted at many
imaginary ones to crafty the whim OF
a patient suffering from some form
of hysteria.
I'VE had young girl here year
ago with a most obstinate attack OF
hysteria which took very curious
form. She would never lie down IL
her bed, but invariably sat bolt up
right with her back against the loot
rail, constantly turning her head from
side to side like an automaton.
q had watched her do this many
times. and one day asked her why she
continued it, to which she replied that
there was string in her head which
pulled it from side to side, and that
until 1t was cut she would have no
rest
This remark gave me an idea, and
/ asked IL she would allow me to ex-
anime her head She was perfectly
willing. and after an inspection last
ing twenty minutes, grayely an
nounced that she was quite right. and
that the only cure was a slight opera
ton in order to sever the string.
she elapped her hands with delight
like a child and declared that was
what she had told several doctors. but
that they haa all laughed at her.
Would l perform the operation al
once? l thought it better, however,
TO defer doing so until the morning.
after | had consulted the visiting sur
seq
tlaving explained the circum-
stances. the imaginary operation was
agreed upon, and the following morn
ing the young woman was led into
the surgery, placed upon the operat-
ing table and anaeSthetics were adj
ministered. Part of her luxuriant HAIR
was cut off and portion of the back
of the head two inches above the nape
of the neck was shaved smooth
Then, in order that there should be
something to show fer the imaginary
operation, the scalp was lanced until
the blood ran, leaving a cut about
two and half inchSs in length. This
was bound but not strapped, and the
patient was conveyed back to her bed
where she remained for forty minutes
before returning to consciousness.
Meantime / had taken a piece OF
an ordinary E violin string about four
inches long and soaked it in water un-
til il resembled q raw sinew, the OBJ
iect of this, OF course. being to show
the patient the actual string taken out
of her head. When she returned to
consciousness she was told how en-
tirely successful the operation had
been and shown the string which had
been the cause of all her trouble, after
which she fell into natural sleep and
awoke perfectly restored. From that
day to this she has been entirely cured
of her Authorization"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
Trade in Sutherland

England was represented in Switz-
erland last year by f1fty-three com
mercial travellers; Germany. which
enjoys the lions share Of the Swiss
Import trade, employs an army of
nearly five thousand "drummers, "
and is followed by France, with
1886 of these enterprising agents
y no annually sell $4,000, 600 worth
o. French merchandise.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
Wide Tires Road savers

The French, who have the longest
experience Of any people IN modern
times IN road building, require wide
tires. Other Europeans have, from
observations. followed their example.
American cities, working out their
problems in their own way are max.
ing regulations along the same lines
20 preserve their pavements and saws
in taxes. State high departments MAKE
traction tests, and demonstrate math.
ematically the advantage of wide tires
why, then. should there be any oppo
sition to accepting this mass Of testl
nony?
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
Height Of China's Great Van

China's great wall was recent,
measured by an engineer, the he;gh.
being given as eighteen feet. For
1900 miles the wall goes over plains
and mountains, every foot of the
foundation being of granite - the
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
TERMS
Dentistry.

Dr.. T. G. Stotler:
Office and residence corner Maple
avenue and Burke street, Martinsburg.
Teeth without plates and corr citing II
Irregularities a speciality. Experience,
modern methods, best Of reference,
moderate prices, work guaranteed.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
Executors Sale
Of Valuable
REAL ESTATE

The under,i gned HAVING qsalifed az executor OF
he last sill nd Testament Of Alice v West de
ceased, will sell at the front door OF the Court
a oose in MaiIinsbu-g, W. Va
Saturday September q 1907
/ 20 Pollock p m. the foll- wirg ee.c,ibed lesl
esIute ts-wit:
House and Lot
on Sxartz s,;ss, N The tswa Of Aartinsburs " Va
SAIL ot fIsnls 90 arc back S. feet para lei
.,i'n Burke since aud Is improved with ge.d
Six Room House
also q number one cistern premises. his is the
sane property which IS described in deed tram JrhT
: Smith ct a. to Joseph west ~ deed bearing aAie
th- zoth cav OF September. 1900, ana recorded in
The office Of the Clerk eff tie County Court If
Berkeley County, West irginia in Deed Book
No 100, page al,
TERMS
One this6 cas-. atsd the pa ace il Nv equal az
uuai payments Of one and years respectively
with interest tram dte, purchaser TO give ms ncte.
Tor deferred payments, said Eotes 10 be secured BY
j ed ii irns, ire property.
tlsveisns f. sc bert, Executor
"a Alice " West, decreased
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
EXECUTORS NOTICE

The undersigned having duly quail
fee as executor of the last will Of Mrs.
Alice V. West, deceased hereby gives
notice to all persons indebted TO said
estate that the same must be paid at
once and those having claims against
said estate are requested to present the
same at ones. with proper authentica-
ton for settlement.
tlevelanl NJ. Seibert
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
THE OLD NATIONAL BANK

ID eport OF the condition of the Old National
II Bank ut Martinshurg, in the State OF West
Nirginia,at the close of business, Aug 9th 1907
RESOURCES,
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06

The world is full Of people VINO give
with the right hand and grab 1t back
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06

PR HARRIsos, No'ag 'P'5'T'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-27
BEAUTIFUL
FLORA OF
ALASKA
WONDERFUL IN THEIR VARIETY
More Than Two thousand Plants Are
10 Be found There

G. II. Il. AsQuith In a Seattle paOel
wants 10 know how many persons
know that Alaska and Yukon grow
1000 different specimens OF fiorag
That is little hard. Try this
one;
How many persons know much
about the northjand, except that IL
Is n land OF cold and gold?
That one is easier. The answer
is Very few,
Hut after the summer OF 1902
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS exposition
at Seattle is over, there will be a
large percentage OF the people OF
the world enlightened ON the sub
ject. The primary purpose OF the
great western worlds fair now In
course OF preparation is TO exploit
the wonders. opportunities and re-
sources OF the little known domain
OF the northwestern portion OF north
America. And In doing this IL will
demonstrate that Alaska and Yukon
can grow other things besides ici-
cles.
Already has an exhibit OF the fora
of the northland been collected that
viii be a revelation to the whole
world. 10 the layman and botanist
alike. This collection, the largest,
finest and most complete of north
ern hoFa that has ever been assem-
bled. Is the work OF a man who never
opened book on botany. and who
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-27

has been guided solely by the
qulekness and correctness OF his eye
and the tenacity OF his memory.
Gustave Gervals. a prospector OF
Whitehorse. starting In the sum
mer OF 1905 and continuing last
summer. received 1540 specimens Of
Alaskas wild growths, so OF which
had never before been known 10
grow In the north. He says there
are 500 more and that he will get
these this coming summer.
Confused the Botanists.
Aud all this in spite OF the fact
that leading botanists have declared
that the number of varying examples
the vegetable kingdom near the are
tic circle was not more than 500 at
most!
Gustave Gervais, who Is now in
Seattle, was born in Quebec some
40 odd years ago. In 1897 he was
carried north with the gold rush, but
dropped of at Whitehorse, where he
found indications which, so he
shrewdly judged. would develop lat
er into values as great as anything
I'm the glittering Eldorado 4S0 miles
further down the river, So he built
his cabin and settled In the copper
belt by the head waters of the Yu-
kon. While Gervais has not made
any vast fortune, he has comfort
able stake and has justified his early
Judgment. Also, like so many old
prospeotors, he has missed by a very
narrow margin. one or two chances
of big fortune.
II was only two years ago that
GervAis took up his present fad
the collecting of specimens Of all
growths of the vegetable kingdom
native 20 Yukon and Alaska. Ger
vals Is not an educated hotanist, but
he has love for the flowers. grass
es. trees and Wild shrubs that grow
In profusion, and whenever he meets
with a specimen on his prospecting
trips he carries II carefully back TO
his cabin aud mounts Il.
The result In two years Is sur
pFlsing. In that time. pursuing the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-27

have to keep in mind a picture of
each of the 1900 specimens / have,
and whenever l see "A plant that
seems new, l pluck IL and bring it
back to the cabin. often have diff
fieulty in carrying around in the
rough places that a prospectors life
naturally leads him, these specimens
without damaging them. But / find
that my memory can be depended
upon, for it is very rarely that
pick a plant thinking It is a new one
only to find that l already have a
specimen.
80 Entirely New Specimens.
IL am told that there are only
three men in America capable of
classifying and giving a name 10
each set OF the collection / have with
me. One il Prof. Macoun at Ottawa,
and the others are situated at Wash
ington and st. Louis respectively.
am going east as soon as possible to
have the collection classified, as those
who have seen II and know something
about the science of plant life tell me
that l have some so entirely new
specimens, specimens not yet named.
and IL is TO the best interests of Sci
enee that there should be a record
kept"
The collection covers 400 feet Of
wall space in spite of the fact that
each specimen is closely mounted to
the next one. There are IS different
kinds of trees in the north, a fact
that is somewhat surprising. as a
few hundred miles south one may
find eight and ten times this num-
ber. But only the hardest trees
flourish in the north, whereas the
flowers, which have but a summer
life. do nearly as we'll as their cous-
ins in the south. The fora of the
northern states Is well represented
north OF So and there are few gaps
in the roll call.
A beautiful portion OF Gervais'
exhibition is the different MOSES.
Some of the northern mosses are as
fine as any fur. The tree moss,
black and as fine as silk. the varie-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-27

collecting only as amusement and
not at all as a business, Gervais has
got together over 1900 specimens OF
the Alaska-Yukon fora. Indeed, so
valuable is his collection and so un-
surpassed that he could not afford
TO put it into competition in the re-
cent wild flower competition in Daw-
son City, seeing one of the conditions
of the winning of the $3.50 prize was
that the collection should become the
possession of the committee until
after the Alaska-Yukon-Paeific expo
sition in 1909. AS the collection is
worth a couple OF thousand dollars,
ana as he is constantly adding TO ii,
he did not care 70 allow IL out of
his possession until the opening of
the exposition.
Many Kinds "Hibernate."
There are in all some 1000 differ
ent specimens OF natural fora in
Yukon and Alaska. according 20 this
collector, Owing TO the unique
state of affairs. however. 1t will take
some time TO obtain the 5OO-odd that
Gervais still lacks. There are many
seeds that lie dormant in Yukon for
years, and only appear when some
peculiar condition arises. A Pc
culiarly dry spring, an extra wet
autumn, a warm spring, a wet sum-
mer, a late autumn, all these condi-
tions bring about and develop from
the ground seeds whose presence are
entirely unsuspected. For instance.
in the summer of 1905, which was a
peculiarly good one for all growth in
the north, dozens OF plants and
shrubs that were never before met
with in Yukon sprung up in abund-
anee and fourished in many parts
of the country. The following year,
just as in the summer preceding
1905, these plants were entirely alb
sent from the fora of the country.
II am not" said Gervais, "educat-
ed as a botanist. took up this as a
pastime. so away sometimes for
three weeks at time on a prospect
ing trip, Often l am not able TO
take a horse. boat. or any convey
anee with me. On these occasions
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-27

gated reindeer moss and the cabln
moss form as fine a contrast In color
texture and growth as anything in
the north.
Wild Rhubarb, Hay and Clover.
The wild rhubarb of Alaska Is
probably bigger than any grown out
side. 1t has been suggested that
some Burbank might take the Yukon
and Alaskan specimens and cultivate
them and form a new species for the
garden. The wild hay of Yukon, TOO
| is unsurpassed. There is also a spe-
cial clover which tho writer has not
met with elsewhere. Ii is something
like the red clover but grows nearer
J the ground and with a shorter, nner
stem. The flower is fully as big as
the largest white clover, and animals
seem to thrive on IL as on the best
pasture OF the south. Indeed, three
of the White Pass horses which IN
1895 went astray, were captured
three years later, having spent three
winters outside without any shelter
and were in better condition thah
the stock that had spent that TINS
in the stables. On the other hand
some stock that the writer knew Oh
was left outside during the winter oi
1905 and was never seen again II
was generally supposed, however
that the lean and hungry wolf paeA
of the spring had more TO do VITA
their disappearance than the lack Oh
food.
Perhaps from a utilitarian stahu-
poin the most interesting Of the Ger
vais collection is a card containins
some splendid heads of full ripeneu
wheat, oats and barley, and IN ia''
all the cereals that men consume
AS the great freight stages tore alons
the 5OO-mile trail, the cereals "
casionally ran out of the bags IN
which they were fastened. When
summer came they would spring W
tall and glorious. In the absence u
any specific date. Gervais assains,
from these specimens that wheal Va
grow along the upper Yukon. anu
as wheat Is the most delicate o. ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-27
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Their Unoeassng H~
strong and H@li'f

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through the kidney' 49, =,
tbree minutes. The iii's. |.
the blood. They s0,, a
day. when healthy -. ~ Z.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-27

cereals, one may well sslsa
years to come great sAs'i -
wave where now the l'ass
or prospector Sends hb "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-27

gated reindeer moss and the cabin
moss form as fine a contrast in color
texture and growth as anything in
the north.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-18
An AmohIbIous AutomobIIs.

An Ingenious Frenchman has invent
Cd and constructed an amphibious au-
tomobile. The machine goes just az
well In the water as 1t does on land.
The amphIbious automobile il tbs
invention Of Jules Ravaillier, an ex-
pert motor car builder in Paris. Il
has taken him nine years to complete
his invention, not only to his own
satisfaction, but to that Of the French
war department. which is intensely
interested in the new car. The initial
tests Of the vehicle were recently held
at Paris on the roads and in the Seine
On land the machine attained speed
of fifty-five miles an hour, and then,
without the slightest preparation or
alteration, 1t ran into the water and
headed up the Seine at eighteen knots
an hour.
M Ravaillier's new car Is just az
safe in the water as II Ia on land,
said an authority.
ut has solved for many of us the
problem Of owning yacht and an au-
tomobile at the same time" he cen
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-18

tinued, "and it win surely take the
place Of the present type Of motor ear,
which ia good for dry land only. With
this new amphibious type Of car we
may safely cross any bay or river
without relying on bridges or ferries.
We may vary the monOtony Of long
rides over country roads by spins up
and down the lakes and rivers.
Apart from its attractiveness as a
pleasure vehicle, 1t will have an al
most incalculable value as a war ma
chine The French government has
already recognized that and Is prepar-
ing to experiment with several types
of the amphiblous motor car adapted
10 military needs"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-18

From his farm Judge Blank was In
the habit Of supplying the preachers
of all the churches with -four, corn,
hay and vegetables free OF cost He
also kept the country supplied with
venison from the herd Of deer which
he kept for many years. He built a
big smokehouse in the rear Of his
grounds. One night, unseen himself,
he saw a man emerge from the smoke
house with a side of pork on his shout.
der. He recognized the intruder, but
said nothing. A week afterward the
fellow approached him, saying, Judge,
l understand you had some meat stol-
en- from your smokehouser' The old
Judge raised his hand deprecatingly
and said: "Shl No one on earth
knows anything about that but you
and me. "-Argonaut.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-18
Jake ThisIman.

Pitcher Jake Thielman proved
splendid investment for Cleveland, as
his purchase from the Indianapolis
club cost but $1,000, and his record
justified a much larger sum. Contrast
It, for Instance, with Berger, who cost
the club over 5000 and has been Of
no use to date.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-18
qAs SPORTING WORLD
Mnv4 PuniIiatle atar.

The latest pugilistic surprise was the
defeat Of Joe Thomas, the California
welterweight champion, by Young
Ketchell, who claims Butte, Mont, AZ
his home. Ketchell was little heard OF
before be met Thomas the first time
mt Marysville, Cal, where they fought
a twenty round draw on July last
In that bout Retchell made such
great showing that another match was
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-18

Immediately arranged. which proved
to be the undoing Of Thomas, who was
considered one OF the best men Of his
weight In the country.
Ketchell has been fighting only two
years and a half, and, while he has
much to learn about the fine points or
the game, he has waliop aud 80 full
OF courage and grit. He has met the
best men In and around Montana. Such
men as Jerry Mccarthy, Warren zu-
brick. Nose Lafontise and big Jack"
Sullivan have bowed to him.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-18
Railroads In China.

Railroads In China.
Chinese authorities have decided
that all railroads built by Chinese shall
revert to the government twenty five
years after they are opened.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-08-31

politics
OF in
a
With chances
and then began the most bitter political
ever
in
Legislature but the day
in of
of
ting
Goebe
his death bed
Washington c. where he
has sine made indianapolis his home.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-08-31
NEW COUNSEL FOR THAW

Martin W. Littleton who has been selected TO
succeed Dolphin Delmas as chief counsel for
Harry X. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, at his
next trial, which is scheduled to begin in the Sep
TENDER term of court is a former president of
the borough of Brooklyn and has the reputation
of being one of the keenest criminal lawyers in
New York In fact, 1t was his remarkable series
of successes In winning cases considered almost
hopeless by older and more experienced attorneys
that first brought him into prominence in the
metropolis,
Early in life Mr.. Ltleton entered the political
arena and with his eloQuence and ability as a
votc-geter was soon recognized as power in
the New York Democratic ranks, He secured
strong following and gradually worked his way
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-08-31


Parker president the United States
Harry Thaw
Lteton
Ltteon
Dema attorney
L is said that Litleton's c 9
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-08-31

machine
But He with
his
He
Immediately made speeches in Ohio.
Vorys waited until the speeches had been delivered then calmly
about getting the Taft Endorsement spite of them