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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
Marriage Customs.

Marriage customs have changed
everywhere with the advance OF CIVIL
cation. Anglo-Saxons in ancient times,
it is said, used to capture their wives
bv force from their fathers or their
husbands, it did not matter which.
This was before Augustine came to
preach Christianity.
Then purchase was more common
than capture although the latter seems
to have been frequent enough in the
reign of Ethelbert to need regulation
by law. By this law man might run
away with woman, provided he al
terward paid her previous, owner, be
he father or husband, 40 shillings. Ii
it was husband who had thus been de-
prived of his wife, the woman's cap
tor had also TO buy him another wife.
In any case the stolen woman belong
ed to her captor. If man purchased
his bride in the the days of Ethelbert
and afterward concluded he had paid
too much for her, it was lawful for him
to return her to her former owner and
claim again the purchase price pro-
vided that he had not previously ex-
pressed satisfaction by making the
bride present on the morning after
the wedding. The next step was the
"foster lien," when the bride price was
paid on the day of espousal and was
supposed to compensate the parent for
the cost of bringing up his daughter.
1t seems, however, that this soon fell
in disrepute, as there was no law
against the father engaging his daugh-
ter to numerous suitors, taking from
each the "foster lien" and, Of course,
cheating all but one on the wedding
day, which at that time was only the
day of betrothal, when the suitor gave
"Wedn or pledge for the future per-
Torrance of his contract. If the sutton
did not claim his bride within two
years after the wedding day, he forfeit
ed all right to her and to whatever
money or goods he had paid for her.
If the WON an and her father broke
their promises, the father had to give
the sutton four times as much as the
sutton had already paid him. As civili-
zation advanced the brides pAice was
given to the woman herself and become
her dowery, while nowadays the TIA
bIes are frequently turned, and the
bride settles the money on her hus-
band.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1907

The people of Martinsburg VIII soon
he called upon to vote for or against
issuing bonds for the erection OF new
High school building for the town. ne
do not like the idea of issuing bonds.
The town and county have already a
large bonded debt which has been
standing for a generation or more
without any material reduction, at
least SO far rs the county is concerned,
and there is little prospects OF any re
duction in the ne ar future, but the needs
of the town in the matter OF school
building are imperative and must be
met the schools are to be snccessful-
Iy run it is necessary to have some new
buildings.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
New Venture I'm TOBACCO

Tobacco growing will be introduced
into Cumberland and Franklin coun-
ties. One company has selected slate
and gravel region near Roxbury and
purchased the 115 acre John Hosfeld
farm. In order to interest the farmers
they will give demonstrations and dis
tribute sufficient tobacco seed among
the farmers to plant one acre, and offei
a $50 gold watch to the farmer who
aises the best acre of tobacco.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12

The report of the fruit all being kill
ed NV the freeze last week is now con
tradicted. 1t is said that there will be
fair crop of peaches of some varieties,
that the cherries and plums and pears
are but slightly damaged and that the
onnIes are not injured at all. The un-
initiated is of course at loss to know
which is correct but nature will soon
solve the problem herself.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12

October |, 1904, the World asked
this questions:
How much has the paper trust, coal
trust, sugar trust, beef trust, oil trust,
tobacco trust, steel trust, insurance
trust, national banks, and the six great
railroad trusts contributed to Mr.. Cor
teIyou?
Since the World asked these ques-
lions the public has been enlighted as
to the sums contributed. by the insur-
ance trust and by the head of one OF
the six railroad trusts, Mr. Hartman.
In each cane the detonation OF the
scandal shook the country. Does any
body doubt that there will be further
ex plosions, carefully timed to produce
maximum of EN- bar easement for the
President, unless Mr.. Roosevelt him
self destroys all opportunity for mis-
chief by ordering Mr.. Cortelyou to
open the books and make all the con-
tributions public?
The President enphatically declares
that campaign contributions have not
influenced the policy of his admins
tration, and the great majority of the
American people believe him. Ger
tainly the beef trust, the Standard Oil
Company, the railroads, and Mr. Har-
rlman have mighty little immunity
and protection to show for their in.
vestment in Roosevelt Presidential
stock.
The President has nothing to fear
from complete publicity, and has
everything to gain. The interests that
contributed most generously to his
campaign fund are -.0w arrayed
against him. He even charges that
some of them have entered into aeon
spiracy" I'd control the next Republi-
can convention, and have capitalized
their conspiracy at 100000
Mi. Roosevelt is practical man, and
his enemies likewise are practical men.
They know the secrets of the Republi-
National Com mittee. They know who
contributed, and how much. Does Mr..
Roosevelt believe for minute that
they will hesitate to use this lnforma-
tioA at the psychological moment to
dscredit him and destroy his popular
ity? Does he not understand that it
would be infinitely better for him to
touch off the mine himself than to al
low enemies to do it when his back is
turned? There must be plenty of cor
respondence similar to the Hartman
Webster letter in existence. and plenty
of men ready to see that it gets into
print.
If Mr.. Roosevelt is wise hill wi at
once throw open the books, make all
the facts public, and disarm his en-
emies at a single stroke. The World
from time to time has given him much
good and disinterested advice, but none
better than this.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12

The subject OF social equality between
the white and black races in the United
States has for forty years been mat
ter of much concern. The people in the
North who favored abolition, posing
as humanitarians and reformers, have
kept up their efforts to force social
equality upon the people in the South.
They have employed all sorts of tricks
and were especially active IN their en-
deavors atsthc close of the war. Consti-
tutional and all sorts of legislative
enactments were employed but now at
a distance of forty Years away from
slavery the goal OF their ambition seems
further away than ever. AT the close
of the war the objections to social
equality were confined almost entirely
to the South,sbut in late years it has
spread to.the North. Recent press dis
patches.from New York City furnish
Us the following example:
''The colored parishioners of st. An
drew S Episcopal church, Fifth avenue
and One Hundred and Twenty seventh
street, are much exercised over an ar
titles entitled "Ihe Colored People,"
written.by Rev. DR.. George r. Van
De Water, rector of this wealthy church
whichiappears in the February issue
Of the St. Andrews Chronicle, the par
ish monthly..In that article DR.. Van
De Water said:
"Asidei altogether from their right
in any place aof spublic worship, it is
best that they should have their own
churches, their own ministers, and in
time may be, their own bishops. 1t is
not best that white and black people
should be in Sunday-schooi or in
church on plane Of equality of privi-
lege.
1.-The colored Pensioners object es-
peciaIlynto the "plane of equality" ref
erence. They declare that they are not
treated with proper courtesy by the
ushers and that when they go to the
church they are made to take the
back seats.
81 certainly wrote that article" said
D.. Van De Water, when seen last
ght, land | stand by every word OF
it. repeat that the sooner the colored
people get out of AT. Andrews the bet
ter it VIII be. for both viii es and blacks.
Ii President Roosevelt wants to eat
with colored man, he can do SO. |
won't, and | am just as much entitled
to my opinion on the subject as he is.
81 do not want the cololed people
in my church, neither DO my parish.
toner's, for they have been source OF
much trouble. La The first place we
have gentlemen ushers, wardens and
vestrymen, and they, in manner, OBJ.
ject to escorting colored people up and
d Wn the aisles.
II am as Strong i'll this question OF
separation as Southerner, and | want
to De the rector OF either a colored con.
gre cation or d white congregation-nol
mIxel one. That never was and
never Will he.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
Death
McCAULLY.


Mrs. McCaully mother of Mrs. Re v.
John S. Douglass, of this city, died in
Washington ON Tuesday last.
Clayton Philip, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward, Rudy died at their home on
Friday evening", of membranous Group
aged four years and 10 months.
PASKAL.
Mrs. Marion Paskal, former re
dent of this city, died at D avis w. Va.
on last Tuesday, at the aged Of sc years.
The remains were brought here and
were hurried frsm the home of Mr..
Chas Ellis on College street on We'd
n esday'
SHEARER
1Mr:. Sarah Shearer, aged go years,
died at her home at Cherry Run, Fri
day. Mrs. Shearer was kicked by a
horse some weeks ago and did not re-
cover f. ON the effects of the injury.
The funeral took place from
Snyders church, near Hedgesville, Sun
d ay morning at II o'clock.
ETTINGER.
Robert Ettinger, son of Mr.. William
Ettinger of North Martinsburg, was
killed at Philadelphia, on Tuesday last
in the B. Il o. railroad yard. The de-
ceased was an engineer on the B. & O..
between Baltimore and Philadelphia
for some time and was here on visit
to his parents last Sunday. He is sur
viyed by his wife and one child.
Mr.. Abner l.. Boehm, who used to
he a shoemaker and a well-known
and respected citizen of this city died
at the Weston hospital for the insane
on Saturday last, April Gagged 90 years
and months. The wife survives
with three children. The children are
Samuel N. Boehm, Mrs. Chas. Austin,
and Mrs. C. l.. Mason of Hagerstown.
The deceased was native of Shenan-
doah county, Va, but lived :ere near
ly all.his life.
The funeral took place from the
family hons on Liberty street on Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock Rev. G. 3.
Trump officiating and the interment
was in Green Hill cemetery.
DABBLE.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dabble, mother of
Mrs. James B. Dyche, was found dead
in her bed on Wednesday morning at
the home of Mr.. Howard Tabler on
Maple avenue, where she had been
making her home for some time.
She went to her room on Tuesday
night in her usual good health and
nothing was known about her until
the next morning when she did not
come down and did not answer when
called, they entered the room and
found that she had apparently been
dead for several hours. 1t Is supposed
that she died of heart disease during
the night when asleep.
The deceased was native OF En-
gland and was contemplating trip to
that country this summer ovislt three
married daughters living there. Be-
sides Mrs. Dyche she leaves in this
county daughter in Florida, son in
Alabama and one in Roanoke.
Arrangements for lthe funeral have
not yet been made
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12

In the spring elections Wheeling,
Charleston and Huntington have al
gone Democratic but Parkersburg;
harrisburg and Grafton went Repuo-
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12

Teddy knocked out Hartman IN the
first round. The big stick is a power
full sauelcher.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12

Mrs. McCaully mother of Mrs. Re v.
John S. Douglass, of this city, died in
Washington on Tuesday last.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
RUDY

Clayton Philip, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward, Rudy died at their home on
Friday evening", of membranous Group
aged four years and ~ months.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
PASKAL.

Mrs. Marion Paskal, former re
dent of this city, died at d avis w. Va.
O. last Tuesday, at the aged Of 66 years.
The remains were brought here and
were Hurried frsm the home of Mr..
Chas Ellis on College street on We'd
esday
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
HUNTER WORKING FULL BLAST
Compressor Building Ready for New
20-Drill Plant

The Hunter mine at Mullan is
employing about 100 men and
working both mine and mill at full
blast. Work is also being pushed
on the new lower crosscut tunnel
which starts right from the level of
the mill and will open up the ledge
at a depth of 1000 feet. Its com
pletion will obviate the necessity of
transporting the ore from the mine
to the mill by aerial tramway as at
present, besides more than doubling
the ore reserves in the mine.
The new 20-drill compressor is
expected to arrive in about 10 days.
The 80 "A building which has
been erected to house it is now COM
pleted and the concrete foundation
Tor the plant is being laid.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
ALICE ONLY PROSPECTING


The non-arrival of machinery or
dered last fall is causing much in
convenience to the Alice Company.
Its property is pretty well explored
by an adit tunnel giving depth Of
only 100 feet, though the workings
extend to nearly 1900, and the
company's intention is to open it
up forthwith to a depth of 500 feet
by a shaft. Pending the arrival of
the machinery an upraise was made
from the tunnel level to the surface
which was subsequently widened to
the dimensions of two-compart-
ment shaft and timbered. Later
this shaft was extended below the
tunnel level by hand some 25 feet.
There work has been suspended un-
til the machinery arrives.
Meanwhile Manager Mccarthy
is driving some additional crosscuts
in the tunnel level to more fully de-
termine the extent of the ore bodies
already developed there. Probably
no mine in the district shows SO
much on 50 near the surface as does
the Alice. The ledge is 800 feet
wide.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
REFUSED OFFER OF $4,000
Bull Pine Owners Think Property
Good Enough to Keep

The owners of the Bull Pine
group on Two Mile creek, nearly
opposite the Good Hope, last week
refused an offer to bond the prop
erty for $50, 900 with a 5 per cent.
cash payment. The offer was due
to the fine showing in the new low
cr tunnel, which seems to confirm
the promise of the surface workings
which disclosed a handsome shoot
of chloride ore assaying well in
both silver and gold.
The tunnel is believed to have
not yet reached the ledge but the
quartzite through which it is pass
ing is SO well impregnated with ga
lena as not to be differentiated from
ledge matter. The development Of
the property is being closely
watched, the public showing more
interest in it than in any other mine
around Osburn just now.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
Work on the Mayflower

James F. Mccarthy, manager Of
The Hecla, Dom Paul and Alice
mines, is financing the development
work on the Mayhower group which
adjoins the latter on the west. He
has a contract to drive the new
crosscut tunnel 800 feet and it is
now in 1,1OO, including some 200
feet of work that was done when he
took hold. He figures he has to
run 200 feet more to reach the ledge
which is 800 feet wide, and besides
crosscutting the vein will run drifts
both ways on its footwall. for $50
feet. The workings on the ledge
will be at a depth Of about 700 feet.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
HECTOR WILL RESUME
Management Lets Contract for
Long Deep Level Tunnel

The Hector company's property
consists of 13 claims adjoining the
Mayfiower on the west and extend
ing over to Canyon creek. It is
traversed by couple of strong and
promising ledges on which some 600
feet of work has been done in two
tunnels. They show considerable
galena ore in places and the ledges
ars now to be opened at depth.
The company has just let a con
tract to run a lower working
tunnel which will cut the main
ledge when in 900 feet and will
then explore the vein by drift
1900 feet long, giving an ultimate
depth of 800 feet.
Paris Fl. Renshaw & Co. are man.
ayers of the property.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
STEWART IS A GREAT MINE


1t is just about seven month since
F. August Heinze, of Butte, took
took hold of the Stewart mine and
during that short period of time,
under the management of F. O.
Merriam, he has converted it from
a property with a somewhat un-
certain future into one of the great
mines of the district. The Stewart
will rejoin the list Of shippers at
once and this time it will not rank
among the small producers. A spur
track is being built by the O. r.
& N. Company to facilitate shipping
operations.
Owing to the policy Of reticence
that Mr.. Heinze has enforced on all
his employees since he secured the
Stewart and its neighbors under a
bond, it has been practically inn
possible to learn the result of devel-
opments in that mine. The writer
made trip to the property, how
ever, on Sunday last, which for
tunately proved to be during the
absence Of Mr.. Merriam in Wallace,
and he was thus enabled to learn a
good deal about the property.
1t has now on the dump at the
mouth Of its lower tunnel, taken
out without stopping a foot Of ground,
some 5000 to 5000 tons of fine
concentrating galena ore that will
easily average Is per cent in lead
and probably the highest proper
tionate silver values in the country,
from 10 to IL ounces to the ton.
Of ore Of shipping grade.
Besides this there is a large tom
mage, somewhere between 1000 and
l 500 tons. = ~an
All Of this ore has bee1 ,aA Ann, !,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21

lated practically in the past three
months and comes from three strong
and well defined shoots.
The north shoot, hitherto known
as the blind shoot, has an ore body
25 feet wide, but it is not 50 long or
so rich as the south shoot.
The intermediate shoot has just
been broken into and so far shows
an average of two feet of solid gal
ena, necessarily Of shipping grade.
The south shoot is the big ore
body. 1t shows now in the face
over IA feet of ore of which width
Of about three feet is clean galena,
while the balance will easily average
25 per cent in lead. This is as
wide and as rich as the ore shoot
has ever been yet and it has been
drifted on for 365 feet. Fifty feet
Of the shoot is, however, of such
low grade as not to be CONNER
cially valuable and may therefore be
eliminated, leaving over 300 feet now
opened that will average over II feet
in width and onc-third shipping ore
The Stewart is mine and will
certainly be dividend payer this
year. Mr.. Heinze took up his bond
on it this week when President II.
+. Samuels and the other old officers
resigned and the following new
board was elected at a meeting in
Mr.. Heinze's office in Butte: Chas.
r. Leonard, president; s. G.. Gif-
ford, of New York, vice president;
M. w. Bacon, secretary and treas
urcr;. George Baglin, assistant seq
retary and f. J. Carter, director(
The new management i'm
lately increased the force .
WOO men and will begil
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
Wonder is Driving Crosscut

The Wonder company, which
owns a group of claims just south
of the Bell mine, is prosecuting the
development of it's property by ex-
tending the old lower crosscut tun-
mel, in 100 feet when they ac-
quired the mine, 500 feet to cut
the ledge. About 100 feet of work
has been done since operations were
resumed. w. Hastie Adams, of
Spokane, the secretary of the COM
pany, is directing the work and
visits Wallace periodically to in
spect it.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
NORTH FRANKLIN NINE
Lower Tunnel Still ESQ Feet from the
Ore Shoot

The North Franklin has always
been regarded as one of the most
likely properties in the Mullan dis
trict-and it is now being developed
in way that should enable it to
join the ranks of the producers be-
fore long. The drift which is now
being run is in $50 feet and with
$50 feet more of work will tap the
ore shoot at 475 feet Of depth. The
ledge has been welLnui11nn11iGS3
throughout the =
with low graz
working III
is being
kth0 rsnu1
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21

degree dip tohl uss %a the SG limit te Of e the he
ore bodies in that directi The ledge runs in south
westerly direction 1t has been opened and is productive
for two miles.
The hangingwal limits of the ore body are poorly de-
fined The country rock is fractured badly to the south
of the footwa and the deposits the resulting
cavities In places the is massive and nearly
clean galena At others it is low grade practically
barren
The width of the vein is as great as $50 to 375 feet
Beyond that distance from the footwa wherever have
worked we have found the values too low to pay.
Values Increase with Depth
'The indications that the vein will persist for in
definite depth and certainly for several thousand feet
The deeper workings producing higher grade of lead
and equally high ratio of silver They remark
ably free from zinc iron suphides other deeterous
conteQts.
1--WE n asen kh for the past year," continued
Mr.. EastQ q bve hts in our methods of con-
is91atje9 new taags lin M m ill., It
silver from the same quaI Ofe9 Pbe used
to rework the accumulated
I'm the mill we will ntr = methods din INT from
any heretofore used in the t&t and hope to make
substantial improvement in N on anything yet ac-
" Rs1s "ssP ss q 'Hss 4Ss dump dump
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
INDEPENDENT STRIKES LEDGE
Drifts Are Started on Ten Feet of Fine
Quartz and Calena

The Independent company, which
owns the Bull Pen-San Quentin
group between the Lucky Calumet
and Copper King mines, has just
started to drift on it's second vein,
the Snow Storm ledge, in its No. 2
tunnel. The ledge is 10 feet wide,
has perfect walls and is filled with
quartz and galena that looks very
handsome.
Like its neighbor, the Lucky
Calumet, it will soon be using
power drills, an arrangement hav-
ing been made with the National
company for the use of air from its
new 5-drill compressor plant.
present force of. seven mi
he increased