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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18
CONSUMPTION
COST BILLION
Thls The Annual Loss 10 the Nathn, Say Experts
al the tuberculosis Congress-

According TO Prof. Irving Fisher Of Yale,
the sGreat White Plague" costs over one
billion dollars year. He estimates that
consumption kills 13s, 900 every year in the
United States. This is equal to the deaths
from typhoid fever, .searlet fever, diph-
liberia, appendicitis. meningitis, diabetes.
smallpox, and cancer all put together.
Consumption IN undoubtedly infectious
and like Pneumonia and Diphtheria IL
usually contracted in winter when closed
doors and windows cause impure air. Care
full ventilation and the use Of reliable
disinfectant are tho best representatives..
The last thing at night pour into the traps
of the closets, wash-bnsins, sinks, etc, .
little Platt's Chloridss. All suspected
places should be freely sprinkled With
mixture of one ~ part Platt's Chlorides
and ten (10) parts Of water. Piatt's Chlo-
rides il an odorless, colorless liquid disin-
fsctant which destroys foul odors and
disease germs II is sold everywhere in
full quart bottles, and 10 prepared only bY
hanry b. Plat, Az Cliff st., New York
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18
Lei u. smile

The thing that goes the far. hest to-
wards making life worth while,
That costs the least and does the most
siust pleasant smile;
The suile that bubbles from a hears
that loves its feilowrnen
WIN drive away the cloud of gloom
and coax the sun again;
IT'S iull Of worth and goodness, too,
with manly kindress bient-
lts wosth million dollars, and
doesn't cost cent.
There is no room for sadness when
we see CHEEKY smile;
1t always has the same good look Its
never out Of style
Il nerves as ON to try again when fall
uTe makes us blue:
The dimples Of encouragement nrs
good for ma and you.
II pays higher interest for IL Is mere
~ lent
rs worth million dollars, and
doesn't cost cent.
A saile comes very easy can
wrinkle up with cheer
A hundred times before you can
squeeze out soggy lear.
Is fipples cut, moreover, TO the heart
strings shat will tug,l
And always leaves an ech,that is very
like hug.
SO, smile away. Folks understand
what by a smile 10 meant.
It's worth million dollars and
doesn / cost cent.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18
Or. Throckmorson Injured

DIR. j. A. Threckmorton, of Sidney,
Ohio, has many friends and rel
atives in this section who will hear
with much regret that be recently
sustained serious injury. A Sidney
paper says:
Sunday forenoonDr.J a. Throckmor-
ton boarded Cha D.train for Piqua,
but before he had taken seat the train
started so suddenly and violently that
he was thrown backward, his head Al
the base of the cerebellum striking
with great force the arm of the seat,
cutting cash and rendering him en-
tirely unconscious. Fortunately, Mr..
hoban, trainer Of the prize fighter,
Terry McGovern, was present, who i'm
mediately sprang 10 the Drs. side and
commenced rubbing the serious wou hd
to keep the blood in circulation and
prevent clot. 1t was fifteen minutes
before the DR.. revived, when be was
laid down on seat. He threw up his
hand and knocked out pane of glass
but it being gloved the hand was not
cut by the glass He was taken tC
PIqua, received medical aid and re
turned on ne next train.
The DIR. is now able TO be up but his
mind is disposed 20 wander. If tbs
wouad had been little lower, at the
medulla oblongata, 1t would probably
have been fatal, or If Mr.. Hoban, who
used his knowledge ofthe treatment OF
conclusion of the brain so vigorously
had not been at hand. The DR.. has
made arrangements with ether den
lists to do work for his customers I'M
til he RECEIVERS.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18

Yin addition to the above there was
collected by the National committees
finance committees in the several
States and turned over to tho State
committees for their use $500, 1907
This weighty postscript appended 10
the Republican campaign fund state-
ment, is like the sundrics aud charity
item of the college boys expense ac-
count. * covers multitude Of sins
Here Is sam equal to the total raise a
by the Democratic National commits
tee unaceounted for as TO donors or dis
tribution. Fully 100000 Of money
went out of this city alone. Much Of &c
from those under Federai.laws forbi d.
den to contribute. Perhaps here Ia
where II is hi led, In this suspicious
"sundriesp account.
A number u liberal contributors,
individual and corporation, to form or
funds are absent from the general list
made public. Possibly they In spirit
and in fact are safely hidden from
prying eyes In this vague, perfun .
tory, hypocrtical statement above
cited. Let the Republican party, fit
d ares, make an exhibit Of this $780,
00o. Here In where real publicity would
count for something. There 10 the
shadow OF the penitentiary Iii the list
Of the givers Of this 100000 II 1t can
be probed to the bottom and = tru ex-
hibit Of It's contributors be shown up.
just as the trusts now ON trial have
ALWAYS acted M though the laws were
not for such a. they are, 30 some ofthe
men who finance the RspublI can war
chest thus anonymously think that
laws respecting campaign csntribu-
tions may be deiied.--Pitts burg Pest.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18
TERMS
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The State ofwest Virginia;

The State Of West Virginia;
Al rules held in the Clerk Office OF the Circui,
Csut Of Berkeley County the 9TH Sap OF December
1908.
VIM H. Wilen. Plaintiff
Z. d. Gardner, Sheriff, committee Aom'r. OF Chas.
Young decd. A. u. Darby, A em'r d. b. c. t. a.
OF Caroline Young, decd. Lewis Young j. VIII
liam Young M. II. M oran Caroline oeheu and I'D
ward Seheu. her husband Clarence Y ung and John
Young
The object Of the above suit is and settle
accounts oil l., ID. Gardner, Admit OF Chas. Dung
to ascertain the real estate owned BY said Charles
Dang together with the debts against the same to
the order of their Plaintiff and sell the same tor
the satisfaction OF said debts and it appearing on
affidavit hled W this spt that the said defendants
John Young j. VIM Young M Is. Moran and Car
oline Scheu and Eden Schea noD-residants of
this State they hereby required appear the
said Clerks office within month from the IL lay
Dec l9oS (the date of the first publication hereoi)
and do what is necessary to protect their ms
In this matter.
l.. ID. 9erhardt, Clerk.
4. b. Noll, Attorney for Plaintiff
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18

|, K. d. Gardser, sherin of Berkeley eour ~,
W. Va, do certify that at the sale OF deltb-
queBt lands for taxes al the front door OF the
County Court house, in said county on
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the Creditors OF John w. Rice.
axe notice that the accounts Of W. @.
ktnser anl @. NJ. eeibsrt, as trustees for the
orsAitsrs Of John w. hice are before the un-
dersigaed cor "a issiensr OF acceu ats for settle
meat; and that have hxed upon Jan u 1909
frsn 10 a. m. to p a. the tina at nay sf-
nce In Msrtinsbnrg, ". Va. ,2l5 " .Kine street
as the place fer hearing proof 81 ali clai mas
against the said JEAN w. Rice
Given under my hand this Alta day of Dec.
IA Dew. Gerhardt
Ct. Commissioner OF Accounts
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18
Special Commissioners sale
or Valuable
REAL ESTATG

BY virtue OF the authority vested IN them by
q decree OF TIE Circuit Court OF berkeiey
County, West Ntrg mia, made on the 9TH day
Of May, 1905, in suit ~ Chsncety therein
pend ing in which l.. G Hoffman and Alien
r. Noll, trustees, were plsiaIiff-, and Isabelle
Hoffman and Others were defendants, this up-
dersigned special cons nissioneis VIII sell ~
public auction at the ffons door of The County
Court House of said County In Maitinsonrs,
" est Virginia. on
Saturday January 2nd, 1909
commencing 81 ls0 o'clock p m. the following
deserted tracts or parcels of rcai-cstnte To-
Gated in said county ana bling The same 81
which the late Capt. e. L. Hoffman died seiz-
ed and possessed
FIRST: A tract containing
2l2 Acres.
two roeds and 81 50 poles situate in MIL
Creek District, Berkeley County, W. Va, DO,
T. :. Hoffnsn by deed from Bessie F. Bowers
and husband bearing date the slsi day oil oci
1895, and recorded in IL office of the Clerk OF
Ma. 81, page 81, 10 which said deed reference
Is hereby had for q mere particular descrip-
ton.
This tract of land I. improved uya
Large Bank Barn
a large double corn crib, a wagon SHE'D. an
Eight Room Tw ,-Story Frame Dwell
house in excellent condition, This tract Of
land is Que Of tho most desirable fsrss In
Berkeley County. 1he fences en- this farm aie
IN first lass repair. II is adapted 10 the rails
ing of fruit Has running water across IL and
is convenient to ehurchesans schools.
SECOND. Consists of two smaller tracts
situate in NH Creek District aggregauhg In all
u los Acres
more or less and known az "The Capt Boff-
man home farm Ueing the same Isal-estais
conveyed TO him by deed from a. r. Psndle-
ton bearing date the 5th day OF March, 1900,
and recorded in the office of the CLERK of the
BOOB 90, page 494, to which saia deed reference
is hereby had for more particular description
ssTkis property 10 improved by a large <sxkAss
New Bank Barn
anda
Two Story Frame DIV cling House
In first GLASS repair IL is located about two
miles above Bunker Hili on the Martinsburg
ana Winchester Turnpike. The fences on this
property are in first class repair, 1t has run
ming water on 1t and Is very valuable farm
Inc taxes assessed against these two farms for
the year 1909 will bsapportiened between the
sion will be giveM on the LIST. day oil April
1909
TERMS
One-th ird of the purchase money cash on
day OF sals;the balance in two eqaai pa yments
q ae in one and two years frem date respective
ly, with interest from day OF SALE and the pur-
chaser to give his notes therefor and the title
TO be retained until all of the purchase money
has been paid
Allen Is. Nell
W. W. Downey
], l.. Dew. Gerhardt, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court OF Berkeley County, do certify that
Allen b. koll, one OF the special com missioners
above named has given bond with approved
security requiiea by law
L. d. w. Gerhardt,
CLERK Circuit Court
Dodd & Hoffman Auct
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18
Real Estate Bulletin.
FOR SALE BY
PORTERFIELD s. BOYER
TOWN PROPERTY.

Fine 7-room new house fine location
with good ois,ern and all necessary
ouibuildings 81 500.
Fine new 5 room house fine large lot
good garden, fine large out-building,
good large rev stable with TIVE stalls,
carriage house sad large hay NOV,
elegant oiststn $4,000.
Four COED houses on large lot, COED
gardens, good renters, centrally loeat-
ed fine investment, cheap to quick
buyer.
Fire double brick house ia good To-
caliIy On tine lots, all necessary out
buildings. Cheap as an Investment,
Goodsdoable dwelling, cheap at 81
700. viii pay II per feent on invest
mont.
Large li-reom house, large stable
! with two carriage houses, aud other
buildings, house with elegant bath
room and all modern improvements in
the aeart of the city. VIII sake fne
home
We also have large number of very
desirable building lots for sale.
FARM PROPERTY.
1893 IA acre farm with fine brick
house fine large bank barn double cern
crib and Wagon she'd, sll necessary
outbuildings, RAINING water, good
strong limestone land 8 acres orchard
1864 acres COED limestone farm, IA
acres good tim osr, good location.
Farm Of 1870 acres, one OF the pest
limestene farms in jefferson county,
RAINING water, good 5-reom dwelling,
new grsaAd barn, double cora crib, s
acres good timber. 20 acres la apple or
ehard to years cid, good fencing, en-
good free pike, good nsighbsrhosa
$3.50 per acre.
i40 acres high grade slate land, fine
Groom house, with bath and all med-
srn Improvements, In fine locality,
gesd barn and let's Of COED eutbuild-
iags, good orchard, COED lob Of timber.
Elegant wheat farm. Very, desirable
home.
% acres OF good unimp proved slate
land, - acres of tim Der in good locaIi-
~.
A nice home miles from Martins
burg over pike, so acres with nice
dwelling, good water. plenty OF good
outbuildlngs, fine orchard.
IS acres, 8 miles from Martinsbarg,
new house, and outbuildings 1890 sp
pie trees from 8 to 4 years cid. Cheap.
80 acres improved slate laad. e-rosm
house, gsed stsble, all outbuildings,
nevsr-failing artssian well, water at
stable. Good apple orchard. Nice
cheap home, good locality.
90 acres high grade slate land, 80
acres In timber, one mile from railroad
station, near Winchester pike $50 per
acre.
57l acres of fine timber about 3 miles
from railroad station. Can be bought
cheap.
Blacksmith and carriage factory. 2
acres Of good land, 9-resm dwelling,
very large collar, largo stable, fine sst-
buildings, good cistern. Very sdesira-
bic homo and one Of the best bus ness
d. In the country.
36 acres COED limestone land, unin-
proved, 10 acre. In good timber, one
mile. from B. q o. railroad station, $50
per acre.
Life and Firs Insurance,
Psrtsrncld a Boyer.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18
Monday Dec. ] 1905


County Court house, in said eonaty on
Monday Dee. Z 1908
in accordance with the law the following
tracts or parcels of land were sold to the per
sens and nj the amounts set forth 10 the fol-
lowing list
Gersfdstewn Disi
Rebeccs Sn baugn 10 10 a. Base n. MI, Is ir-
terest to c. f. Williams 2.B
HsdEesville Dist
Williams LOS
J. n brown ~ g. Warm spring Road, to 4 Il.
sophia Edwarss fellows Branch, l-2 in
teresi 10 C. T. Williams SlE
Jas w, kilner heirs a, Parks Gap, to A. K
Jshn c. Murphy "a acres Back Creek, ~ in
tertst 10 W. c. kilmer Sl.4s
F NJ stuskey IS a. Jones Spring. 10 interest
to e. r. Williams STAT
Marearet Taylor IS Ii a Back Creek, to G p
Williams s. 40
Mill creek DIST.
Abram Ford Let "a Iuwoed, to a. r. stiliwell
Si37
Same IsOs-O4-O5 Inwood TO A. R. Still
well S2.76
champ Green Lila NJ. & W. Pike, la part to
@. NJ. LsmoB Sl9a
Go. MarkIe Lot parkesville. II i.terest TO J,
W. Thomas, LAO
Martinsburg Dist
Mary e Brown Lot North Queen ST. TO J. l.
Sroy Sl.S9
4. " Letter ct q Lot / Chevally City, l-3 ia
, terest 10 r. Stillwen 81 50
Jacob Wild Let Frederick st. TO .. III. Wat
Gins CAB
Opsquon Dist
j. THOMPSON 243
catt arine bensel Let NJ a p Pike, to A. r.
StiIiweii S3.Sl
M. I. Hess 5-6 a near Msrtinsburg, to A; 4.
Sti,lweil SALT
Nicholas scheppsrt 10 a. Opequenl4 interest
to c. b. Thompson 1851
Sspe sl-4 A. OpeQuon Ia interest
20 j. H. Watkins 2.O9
ED GARDNER
Sheriff OF Berk eley County
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18

Mrs. Elizabeth Carney, who has
been suf ering from nervous prostra-
ton Is much improved.
The Forrest City times., 1908-11-20
Will Donham Injured.

Will Donham, resident of Sheri- dan, who is working for the Sawyer & Austin Lumber Co, was severely hurt Monday In fitting the ksid- der wire cable over a stump he hap pened to Ter the cable catch his hand against the stump, cutting off one fin ger and injuring two others. He was taken to Sheridan and Drs Goodman and Butler dressed the wounds Mir. Donham is getting along nicely, but it will be several weeks before he will be able 10 rsSgcs ya~s
The Forrest City times., 1908-11-20
ID LIVE IN PALACE
BOSTON WOMAN RENTS MANSION
 OF THE FARNEsE.
Now Neglected and Dilapidated, But Once Magnficent-Freseoes Tell of Former Glories = Vanished
 Treasures of Art.

Rome-Mrs. Florence Baldwin, an American from Boston who resides in Rome. has just rented for seven years the most magnificent and yet the least known building of it's kind in Italy. the celebrated Palazzo Farnese at Cap rarola, built for Cardinal Alessandro FarEese by the architect, Jacopo Bar ozzi, commonly known as Nignola. The palace. with it's gardens. lawns, casino or villa, orchard and chestnut woods, Is now owned by the dispos- sessed Bourbon kings of Naples, who inherited it by descent from Elizabeth Farnese. the last of her line.
 The palace has the form of pen tagon inclosing circular court. Each of the five sides measures 130 feet and the court is 6 feet in diameter. It has three stories, each about thirty feet in height.
 The building has a fortified or cas- tellated appearance, resembling the Sixteenth century citadels. and it is furnished with small sham bastions at each angle. Above the terrace formed by these bastions and their curtains the palace rises in two grand stories, the lower arcaded in the cen ter, the upper including the stories of windows. Despite the difficulty of the pentagonal form the external archi. tectural effect of the building is impos- ing, while the arrangements inside arc commodious.
 magnificent spiral staircase aseends from the ground to the third floor, supported by double columns and adorned by rich and varied cor. nices. Around the first floor ruEs an
The Forrest City times., 1908-11-20
Missing Girl is Found at Banks.

After wandering through woods and swamps for 2l hours, covering a dis tance of 16 miles. Miss Madie Gard of Mr and Mrs. M. L. Gardner Of Warren, who mysteriously disap- peared from home Tuesday night and who. il was feared. had drowned in a pond near the Gardner home, was found al Banks Wednesday night. She arrived there at , o'clock Wednesday afternoon. and at l2 o'clock Nednes day night was home It is believed that she wandered away from home while suffering under a temporary mental alteration.
 When Miss Gardner arrived at Banks she informed the people of that place that she lived i'll Louisiana but that she had been working al Warren where she was taken sick Upon he return home she refused to talk of the trip. She was recognized al Banks by James Childs of that place.
 Shortly after arriving there a tele phone message was received at Banks from Warren asking whether q girl of the description of Miss Gardner had been seen there. Upon being in- formed that young lady of that de scripticn was there the father Of the missing girl startoS after her in an automobile and returned with her to Warren.
 II is said that Miss Gardner has sui fered with spells of temporary insani- ty before, but not with such serious consequences as attended this attack
The Forrest City times., 1908-11-20
Richness of Old Ashley.

Harvey Nobles, on his plantation a few miles west of Hamburg. has reported that on oEe acre he has har- vested enough sugar cane to porduce AIS gallons of molasses. This is not sorghum, but is fine molasses. From the same acre he sold $9 worth of the cane and saved out 1.4oo stalks for next seasons seed. In addition on this acre Mr. Nobles planted Irish potatoes and harvested a crop of 8 bushels. James Edwards, on his plantation near Pine Prairie. gathered 800 bushels of sweet potatoes off one acre.
The Forrest City times., 1908-11-20
Kills Friend Throuqh Jest.

G. C. Glasgow, young and popular business man of Rector, was accident ally killed by his friend and room mate, Gerlie Cole, at Rector. The young men were sitting in their room and Cole picked up a gun Think ing it was not loaded he snapped it at his friend, and to his horror. and ex- plosion followed, and young Glasgow fell from his chair dead. The bullet penetrated his heart. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that Glasgow was accidentally killed.
The Forrest City times., 1908-11-20
NEWS OF
 ARKANSAS
Safe-5lowers Rob Postoffice.

A posse with bloodhounds is search ing the country around Clinton in what has up 10 Wednesday proved a fruitless effort to trail safe-blowers who broke open the safe in the Clin- ton posto1lice at o'clock Tuesday morning. stole S200 in money and three registered letters. and entered the Olds drug store, from which they took $S0 in money and other val uables.
 At 1:30 Tuesday morning Miss Mar tin, an aged maiden lady. who operates and resides at millinery store, near the postoffice, heard someone attempt ing to force entrance 10 her store She called her sister, who was stay ing with her for the night. and both screamed for help, hoping to arouse neighbors. The marauders were evi- dently frightened away by the outeries and turned their attention to the post office, breaking in a door by the aid of tools stolen from the Patterson blacksmith shop. The women heard the fellows at work, but feared to leave the millinery store to summon officers.
 Finishing the job at the postoffiee the burglars entered the drug store, leaving the town presumably at 2 o'clock. Not until daylight was the robbery discovered. The men then had start of three hours and had doubtless put many miles between them and the scene of their crime before pursuit was started
 A short distance north of Clinton a number of receipts and other pa pers were found, worthless to them, they had taken from the postoffice and thrown away.
The Forrest City times., 1908-11-20
Captures Old Man Who Slew Another

William Fitch, alias William Fitz- patrick, who shot and killed Same Fife. at New London landing. on the Ouachita River recently, has been cap. tured by Sheriff Harmon and is ill the latter's custody at Fl Dorado.
 An old feature of the killing is the fact that both men were over 60 years of age.
 The shooting followed the visit by Fife and two companions, Joe Frisby and G. R. Rayburn, 10 the camp of Fitch, or Fitzpatrick. The men e.1- gagged ill a quarrel and the three visi- tors started away in their buggy.
 When they were about 70 yards away, Fife alighted, presumably to go back and fight, but was shot dead almost instantly with Wincheste. bullet.
The Forrest City times., 1908-11-20
Suspected Murderer Commits Suicide.

News has beeD received of the mur- der of sam Haywood, negro, living on the bayou above Baxter, and the dramatic suicide of the suspected mur- derer
 Justice Hy Lewis of Baxter sum- moned jurors and went to the scene, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Tom Biggs of Monticello and Deputy T. L. Ellington. An inquest was held and verdict was rendered that Haywood had come to his death by wounds in tiicted by shotgun at close range and as what evidence could be got ten together seemed to point to one Louis Hutch. who was held responsi- ble by the coroner's jury
 As the officer attempted 10 put the handcuffs on the prisoner he drew a knife and cut his throat before any one could prevent it. He died several hours later.
 The only evidence against Hutch was circumstantial, being 10 the effect that Hutch had said he was going to kill Haywood and that the two also had quarrel in DermotJ last Satur- day afternoon.