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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-05-05

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19

preliminary exercises are to take
place tonight under the auspices of the
Graham-Lee Literary society. BY a
happy selection the Grafton tomorrow
viii be delivered by Charles Francis
Adams, Of Massachusetts, who was
one Of General Lees opponents in the
civil war.
After the war and after General Lee
had been offered many positions Of
honor and emolution the great leader
felt that there was no higher call to
duty and no greater privilege for him
than to spend the remainder Of his life
in endeavoring to influence young meh
in mental, moral and spiritual deyei-
opments So he became president OF
Washington college and hIther fiocked
the youth Of the south. During the
five years that General Lee was spar
ed to preside over the institution ana
impress his influence upon those com
mitted to ais charge more than 800
students were enrolled.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
Terms of sale.
NOTICE.

To Sarah e. Miller, formerly Sarah e.
Link, and any other pets son who may
be interested in the matter hereinafN
ter named:
Take notice that on the 21st day of
January, 1907, l will move the circuit
court of Berkeley county, w. Va, to
appoint special commissioner to ex-
ecute a release of the lein retained in
a certain deed made by said Sarah
Link to John w. Norrington, dated the
21st day of January, 1889, and record
ed in the Office of the Clerk of the
County Court of Berkeley county. w.
Va. in Deed Book No. rs, page PIG.
said lien being reserved to secure the
payment of $175.00 evidenced by the
notes described in said deed; and on
said day proof will be submitted to the
court of the payment of the said de-
ferred purchase money. =
Lula Carr, William Carr, Mamie Stu
denwalt, Charles Studenwalt, Lille
Giles, Thomas Giles, Chas. b, Nor
rington. Jennie Norrington, William
Norrington.
BY w. H. Thomas, Counsel.
Dec. "a. 1906. 12-2S-4t
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
WHITE FOR DILLONS PLACE
SAID THAT EX-GOVERNOR rs Mr..
DAwsons CHOICE.
Reported That Tax Commissioner Wi
Shortly Resign and Place VIII Be
Offered to Former Governor.

OUSFSG 10 r orFnSF governor
Parkersburg, w va, Jan. i5.-The
latest political news OF a personal ma.
ture is to the effect that e. w. Dillon
has determined to resign from the OF.
flee Of state tax commissioner and
that Governor Dawson win offer the
position to Ex-Governor Albert b.
White Both the statements may be
and no doubt are true, but Governor
White viii never be tax commissioner.
It would be the handsome ard the
righteous thing for Governor Dawson
to offer to the founder of tax reform
in West Virginia, the place Of tax
commissioner and no better appoint
ment te~that office could be made. But
Governor White is not seeking politl-
cal honors at this time. He is one of
the heads Of a business that has grown
more rapidly In the brief time that it
has been organized than any other
similar undertaking ever launched in
this country Of the same magnitude
lie has gathered around him q corps
of the best men ia this state, and
those of many other states, in this en-
terpfise, and West Virginia viii sooh
be proud that she is the home and
headquarters of a business oil such
vast extent. Governor White IS a rare
Judge Of men, and it doesn't take him
long to find out the particular kind of
work a man is fitted to do. He pro-
poses to make splendid success Oh
this countrywide undertaking befor
he leaves it. He is as alive as ever
he was to the political situation anc
to the needs and requirements of the
people of the state, but he is not in
politics, in the strict sense of the term
just now. His fame is secure as one
of the foremost goveronrs of this state
for as an honest, conscientious ana
able chief executive he is the peer of
any of those who ever sat in the gov
ernor's chair of the Mountain State.
He has spent his timeand large part
of his fortune for the good of the
people of West Virginia, and now, as
he himself puts it, he is endeavorina
to make living for his family. The
people of West Virginia have their eye
on him, however, and will again call
him to place and power. They have
not forgotten him and will not.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19

ideal qualities Of mind and heart which
the chiyalric imagination but dreams.
In the fearful stress and strain Of the
siege at Petersburg, with the fate Of
the new nation resting upon him, he
writes tenderly and affectionately to
Mrs. Lee on their wedding anniver-
sary June 30, 1864, and expresses a
kindly solicitude for the fate Of his
daughters pet squirrel, sends affec-
tionate greetings to the same daugh-
ter in the hour Of browning triumph
at Fredericksburg, prays for bis dis
tant family in the night watches while
his army lies sleeping around him and
gathers MP his dying energies BY one
resolute effort 10 visit the grave Of his
fgir child. who had died remote from
friends and family IN secluded por-
zion Of North Carolina,
Assuredly, civilization which
claipls George Washington, VS. its
founder and attains its perfect form
and flower in Robert u. Lee has no
parallel In all the annals Of the world
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Directors of Bank of Morgan County
Hold Annual Election.


The board of directors of the Bank
of Morgan county, at Berkeley Springs
held the annual election of officer
with the following result:
President-John Hetzel.
Vice President-W. II. Somers.
Cashier-R. e. Allen.
Assistant Cashier-F. +. Hare
During the absence of Mr.. Allen,
who is Morgan county's representative
in the legislature, Mr.. Hare is filling
that position. The directors have cali
ed in the last installment of 40 per
cent. on the capital stock They also
placed $1,000 in the reserve fund, and
will pay 81 800 in dividends.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
WEATHER DELAYS CENSUS.
officers Held Up IN T9sir Work By
Miserable Conditions.

officers Monaghan and Blake. who
we're detailed to distribute the water
rent notices and take a police census
Of the city, have been held up in their
work by the decidedly unpleasant
weather conditions, and win not be
able to commence the work until the
present storm abates. The authorities
state that the officers will require only
such information at the homes and
boarding houses as win enable the Of
ficials to ascertain the number OF In
mates, and they request that the work
Of taking the census be aided as much
as possible by prompt and explicit re-
plies to the questions OF the officers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator o
the estate of George Myers, deceased
notice is hereby given to all persons
indebted to the estate Of said dece
dent to come forward and make settle
ment of their accounts at once al
persons holding claims against SAT-
estate are hereby notified to presen.
them to the undersigned properll
sworn to. DANIEL STUChEf,
Executor of the estate of George MI
ers, deceased LII
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
FARMERS CLOSE SESSION.
Interesting Topics Discussed at the
State Meeting.

state Meeting.
The state meeting Of the West Yir.
ginia farmers and stock raisers clos.
Cd at Charleston after an interesting
session Of three days. Some Of the
principal subjects for discussion were
as follows:
Why Should We Make a Fruit Elk
hibit at the jamestown Exposition
by S. w. Moore, of Elsell.
Teaching Agriculture In Our Pub
lie Schools" by State Superintendent
Of Schools T. c. Miller.
THE Management Of Large Orchard
Enterprises by Charles r. Light, OF
Martinsburg.
Some Problems Of Commercial Or
charding,' by Prof. NJ L. Dean, Of
Michigan.
Statistics showed that the agricul
tural products of West Virginia fol
the year 1906 were valued at nearly
$50 900, 900, and the coal product OF
the state at $37,OOO,Ooo for the same
period.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
GEN. LEES BIRTHDAY
VIII Be Elaborately Observed at the
Washinnton and Lee University.

Lexington, va. Jan. 1s.-of the
scores OF observances 10 be held
throughout The south in celebration OF
the one hundredth anniversary Of the
birth Of Gen. Robert e. Lee, it is safe
to assert that none Will be Of a more
notable or imposing character than
that TO be held here under the aus
pieces Of Washington and Lee univer-
sity. his alma mater. Preparations for
the observance have been going for
ward for several months. The chief
celebration Is to be held tomorrow, but
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
ARE YOU GOING TO SELF

ring Your sale Bills and Advertis
nents to The Herald.
Having the best facilities in
the county for eetti d out sale
bills, and the best paper in
Which 70 advertise your sale
we solicit your patronage.
To all persons who oontem
plate making sale we make
the following offer:
Fun sheet bill and The ad
vertisement in The Her
aid ......A... ....e.. $500
For haIf-sheet bill and
the advertisement in The
Herald ..........ss.5o
For quarter-sheet bill and
the advertisement in The
Herald ................s2.so
Do not forget The Herald
when you want your sale bills.
THE HERALD,
145 N. Queen Street.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
CIGARS and Cigars.

Customer want a cigar.
Dealer-Yes, sir; hers a good cigar
Five cents straight.
Customer want a cigar
Dealer-Beg your pardon, sir, Here's
our special 15-cent aight.-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
AS a Strategist.

Let us endeavor to analyze IN some
detail the essential characteristics of
Lee as a strategist. These may be
summed up concisely as amazing re
sourcefulness, a creative genius in
war as brilliant as that of Dante In
poetry or Michael Angelo in art, YER
satilty never excelled in all annals, a
heroism and dauntless emprise which
more than once plucked victory from
the very heart Of despair.
In al r.~ militlr career from
RicNro~~f MON t-ox, extending
n se~ tree wears
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
Soldier and Man.

In a paper on General Lee, Prof.
Henry E. Shepherd, Confederate sol
der, personal friend of the great
general and loyal supporter OF the
lost cause says in part:
Among the sovereign lords of war
Lees rank has long been assured. He
became. as it were, military classic
in his own lifetime. and since his
death, in 1870, a rich and varied lit
erature devoted to the record OF his
military achievements has grown up
in the great centers of strategic ceh
ters in European lands. Henderson,
the incompatible biographer of Stone
wall Jackson, in his treatise on the
Science of War" has pronounced him
'the greatest of all generals who
have spoken the English tongue The
odore Roosevelt, in his biography OF
Thomas II. Benton, has given utter
ance to a sAniar expression and as
signs to Lee a higher place in the
roll of great world commanders than
that attained by Grant, Marlborough
or Wellington Wherever the science
of war or the development of modern
strategy from an European point o
view is directed TO America. the exem
plar and the ideal is found in The
campaigns and the achievements o
Robert E. Lee.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
PeBLIc SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned, intending to move
to Ohio, will sell in front of William
MAYORS store at Shanghai, w. Va, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1907,
at O'Clock, p. M,
their real estate located ! mile west of
Shanghai
The property consists CT
1926 ACRES GOOD FRUIT LAND,
improved by a comfortable Dwelling
House and all the necessary outbuild-
ings. About IS acres Of this land is
cleared, about acres of which is in
thrifty apple trees, years old. The
balance is thrifty timber land. Store,
school, church and water convenient.
If you want good home do rot miss
this sale.
Terms of Sale.
Two-thirds cash, balance in one year
with interest from date of sale and Sc
cured by a mortgage bond.
H. H. IiORNER, +,
HARRY MURPHY.
.C. w. STUCKEY, Auct. l2.2S-4t
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19

the responsibility for his defeat which
should have been laid to the account
Of Longstreet and Ewell.
European writer's Of the highest emil
nence, notably Battine, in his Crisis
of the Confederacy," described Lees
campaigns Of 1864 as the most aston
ishing Of all achievements of modern
war, assigning him place above the
first Napoleon or Frederick the Great
When we turn to the contemplation
Of Lees character apart from the
sphere Of strategy 1t reveals itself in
even a more fascinating and entranc
ing light
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
Lee at Home.

The home life of the Lee family, ee
pecially at Lexington. was marked by
an almost resistess charm. Lee was
a devoted lover of country scenes and
rural association. He possessed all the
characteristics of an English country
gentleman His slightest movement
was marked by grace and knightli-
! ness. His voice was rich and sonor-
Gus. His English was simple, lucid,
CAPABLE of but a single meaning. His
written style is a marked contrast to
that of Grant II is a serious error 10
presume that Lee was merely a pro
fessional soldier. and not man OF
broad and comprehensive culture. HIS
father, Light Horse Harry, was
probably the most accomplished gen
tleman of the Revolutionary Ella.
! One could easily exhaust an elab'
crate volume in endeavor to portray
the many-sided charm of Lees life
the sweetness of his home circle the
consecrated air that marked his fire
: side. the all-pervading charm and
courtesy which took captive the child
n rns the lords of the commercial
nd, the leaders of thought, the mas
Of learning, and the very animals
formed part of the household al
,7 No such revelation OF mag
has been revealed in con
t'rnes. There was blended
INV the all-embracing ten
eubtilizing intellect, the
"a ieht which bore every
r has well been SAID
enormously developed
illustrated all those
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
TO HONOR LEES MEMORY
One I1undredth Anniversary Of
Birth viii be Observed,
EXERCISES IN PARISH HOUSE
Rev. DR.. Lacey VIII Be Orator Of the
occaslon--Tribute by Prot. Henry
3. Shepherd.

The Tooth anniversary OF the birth
of General Robert q. Lee, the great
Confederate chieftain, which viii oc-
cur on Saturday, win be made the oe.
CASTOR Of a great celebration through
ont practically the entire south, all
the orders composed Of Confederate
veterans, their wives and daughters,
having been for weeks planning for
this notable event.
In Martinsburg the celebration Will
be under tie auspices Of the United
Daughters OF the Coufederacy, Of
which Mrs. ]. w McSherry IS presi-
dent, and which numbers IL It's mem
bership the @iyes and daughters Of
many Of those VINO wore the gray dur.
ing the great struggle between the
states. J.; Is intended to make this
celebration eclipse anything OF like
nature ever attempted here and die
veneratlon ia which The memory and
achievements of the stainless leader
is held by those who were esstwhile
the foes Of that for which be SO glo-
riousiy contended Will prevent the
event taking ON the character OF a
sectional celebration but viii be rath.
er in The nature Of the whole nation
meeting in mournful assembly to pay
a respectful and countrywide tribute
TO the memory Of Lee.
The program viii be simple end inn
pressive The exercises will be held
in Trinity Episcopal parish house, be-
ginning promptly at 3 o'clock satur
day afternoon. The odrer of exercises
win be as follows:
Prayer by Dr. r. NJ Woods, pastor
of the Presbyterian church
Hymn-"How Firm Foundation, >
announced by Rev Dr. l. w. Canter,
pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church.
Reading of Gen. Lees farewell ad-
dress to the Confederate army, by Mr..
A c. Nadenbousch.
Solo, Come Unto Me, by Mrs. w.
ID. McCurdy.
Address on the Life ard Character
of General RobersE. Lee" by Rev. Di.
Lacey. pastor of the Presbyterian
church, of Winchester.
Hymn, For All the Saints Who
From Their Labors Rest" announced
by Rev DR.. Canter.
Benediction, by Rev. DR.. Canter.
All persons are cordially invited to
be present Rev. DR.. Lacey, the or
ator of the occasion, is an interest.
ing and eloquent speaker, and his ad
dress will be a noteworthy one.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
rs sense Of t4umanIty.

Lees sense of humanity was strong
and pervading During the days pre-
ceding the battle of fredericksburg
December, 1862, the historic Virginia
home across the Rappahannock river
where Lee had wooed and wen his
early love, Mary Curtis, was distinctly
visible from our positions on the
heights. The Federal troops aud their
friends from Washington, who had
come TO witness Lees disaster, could
be clearly seen in possession OF the
halls OF this Virginia officer. An inn
petuous young officer of artillery urg,
ed upon Lee to allow his battery to
turn its guns upon this Virginia home
now in possession of the enemy. To
this request Lee returned prompt
and emphatic refusal. NO he replied,
war is cruel at best LET Us temper
and restrain its cruelty by all means
in our power. however strong the
provocation may be- In accordance
WITH lillo SIlitA ilSibt9 etNhNAN'h - -
refused all proposals for retaliation
upon the enemy, even after the bar
barous desolation of the Valley of Vir-
/ ginia by the hordes of Hunter. When
asked why he refused to apply the lex
talionis, he simply replied: 1T vas UNI
der consideration, but | could not dc
it"
To illustrate the absolute unselfisn
ness of the man, let us take thu
Spottsylvania incident. When on
line was driven back by the tidal wave
of Hancock's infantry sweeping dowr
upon it, the situation was most crit
eel and Lee threw himself into TN
breach. He was forced to retire b.
his own men, and Hancock's over
> whelming force was repealed and IN
e line was restored. Nearly year al
ter. in the supreme agony of Appomat
tox, Lee is said to have expressed tn
supremest regret that he had not fal
en- in leading he charge on that feal
full day at Spottsylyania.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
Lee. the Man

Gfeht hs WIS tHt aUIuleF, LHs UaH -
greater Ills soul was like a star and
dwelt apart Ia bis secluded rome at
Lexington, va, engirdled by mountain
walls, the president OF q hitherto oh
scure college, a paroled prisoner Of
war, a. be was TO the day Of his death.
he reveals himself under the e,oud Of
adVnreffv In a finer and purer light