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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
HORSE STOLEN E r
Suspicious Character Held in Custody
at Waynesboro, With Horse.

Ion The World of Tuesday.
CAief of Police Stuckey received a
CO grication last evening from
Chief Rlrgess layton of Waynesboro
to the e1Act that a suspicious char
acter was Zeal in custody in that
place who had n his possession a
valuable bay no Eve years old and
weighing about 30 pounds, and
which the man claimed he bought in
this county, but which he Waynes-
boro authorities suspected stolen.
Inquiring at the mayors or ae this
morning ELECTED the information that
no horse had been recently stolen in
Berkeley county so far as Is known.
The burgess of Waynesboro was so
informed today.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
HOLD BIG
Ryneal Company Takes In Five Mem
bers-More Uniforms.

Ryneal company NO. 1 held an en-
thusiastic meeting Tuesday night. 1t
was the largest meeting in the his
tory of the organization. Five new
members were enrolled, bringing the
membership up to nearly forty. For
a long time this was the smallest
fire company in the department, but
recently the company seems to have
taken on new life and l. is pushing
forward.
They held a company drill in the
hall and are getting in shape to make
a cr%edltable public appearance.
New uniforms will be ordered for
the members who have joined since
the uniforms were secured. Some
other routine business was transacted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
Prince Ferdinand Throws of the
Yoke and Defes Turkey.
EUROPEAN POWERS STRIVE
TO PREVENT GREAT WAR
Austria Demands Two Other Ports Of
the Ottoman Empire Which She
Has Long Governed Under the Ber-
lin Treaty and Russia Wants to Re
wise That Fractured Agreement.

London, Oct. Bulgaria has as
serted her independence, regulating
ever the nominal s~uzerainty Of Turk
ey.
Turkey, not taken wholly unaw1ares
continued her preparations to fight
for her sllzerainty, though manifestly
being reluctant to 60 to war.
Great Britain made mediatory pro
positions to Bulgaria and Turkey.
Germany announced that she APP
proves Great Britain's propositions.
France undertook to act as media
tor between Bulgaria and Turkey.
Austria-Hungary notified the Powers
that she will annex the Turkish prov
inces OF Bosnia and herzegovina,
which she has governed for a gen
tration under the Berlin treaty of
1878.
Russia decided to ask the Powers
to get together and revise the Berlin
treaty.
The London stock exchange showed
unnistakable evidence Of nervousness
but there was nothing in the shape
OF a panic.
There is a disposition here to wait
and see what Paris will do In a crisis
that is deemed more momentous fol-
her than any IN thirty years. In Paris
they are waiting on London, which,
they say, is far more directly o
cerned with B u'garia's freedom ana
Austria's annexation Of Bosnia and
Herzegovina than France could pos
sibly be.
1t is considered certain that if Bull
garia and Turkey fight no power will
interfere on either side, so the quarrel
will be strictly limited. The map is
unchanged by what has happened. 1t
only substitutes a real for a nominal
ruler in Bulgaria, and also in Bosnia
and herzegovina
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10

ic institution, as much so rs the
alphabet or printing.
ANY information concerning the in
ternational language will be cheer
fully furnished (on receipt of postage)
by the West Virginia Esperanto as
ISOLATION, secretary. Herbert M. Scott,
1912 Purdy avenue, M~oundsville, w.
Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
Protracted Meetings.

The protracted meetings in the M.
E. church, south, which began Sun
day evening are being very well at
tended. Song service at 1880 and
preaching at s p. N. The meetings
will continue for two weeks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
Bowling Alley Scores.
The World OF Tuesday:

From The World OF Tuesday:
Mr.. f. H. Graichen had high score
in tenpins at J.. M. Ripple's bowling
alley in the Berkeley hotel last night,
the record being 246 pins. Mr.. H. c.
Snyder, Of Cumberland, had high
score in duckpins. his knockdown
being 121.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
MR.. BOWERS SEES TEDDY
Tells Him All About Politics In This
State With a Fish Story
on the Side.

From The World of Wednesday:
Hon. George M. Bowers, commits
sioner of fisheries, called on President
Roosevelt, at the White House yester-
day and set the President right on
the situation in this state. The com
missioner told the President that he
had just returned from looking over
the state and called to tell him about
the political conditions in the state
and incidentally about the work of his
bureau.
"The situation has greatly cleared
up" said Mr.. Bowers and the ma
jority for Taft in the s-ate will be
from 80, to $4,000. Gias.-oock will
be elected governor by s,.8htly
smaller majority"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
HELD FOR FOUR
Theodore Miller Will Be Tried on the
Charge Of Stealing Corn.

From The World of Wednesday.
Theodore Miller was before Justice
Felker today on the charge of steal
ing corn from the Pitzer mill near
Tablers Station. He was held for the
action of the grand jury at the next
term of court and being unable to
furnish bail was sent to Jail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
Improvements.

Mrs. John Brumbaugh Is improving
her property on John street by fix
ing fence and painting house.
Mrs. w. B. Lindsay is improving
her property on East Burke street by
painting.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
Repaired Pavement.

The pavement along the Baltimore
& Ohio station on East Martin street
has been repaired. Pedestrians and
passengers will appreciate this inn
Ssrovement.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
Billions Of Fish.

Mr.. Bowers told the President that
in the last fiscal year his establish
ment scattered 2,S1t.000, 900 fish and
eggs throughout the country, 800, 00o,-
900 more than in any other year in
the history of the country. Il was in
Boston last week" said Mr.. Bowers,
"and on Monday and Tuesday more
fish yer brought to that market than
ever before known in the history oil
the city"
Mr.. Bowers said that among the
total fish scattered in the last fiscal
year were sos, 900, 900 white fish.
Three car loads of Mississippi bass
are now on the way to Washington
to be placed in the upper Potomac.
The lot is divided about equally be-
tween the large and small mouth va
rieties. The bass were gathered from
overiowed spots and would have been
lost but for the work of the fish com
mission.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04
LARGEST POULTRY FARM.

Probably one of the largest, if not
the largest, poultry farm in the world
is located seven miles from Providence,
R. I. 1t is one of the largest farms
of Barred Plymouth Rocks in Ameri-
The houses are all Dullt or the DesS
material, with double walls, alleyway
in the rear. The pens are IoxI5,
with yards 12x27o feet. Every yard
is fenced in with woven wire fencing
five feet high. There are $500 feet
cf2oultry houses (rearly mile) all
built alike on solid walls. There are
twelve miles of poultry fencing and
SO gates wide enough for team and
wagon to pass through for cleaning.
There are about 23o colony houses
that will accommodate fifty chicks each.
The young stock is not confined in
yards, but is allowed to run at will on
the farm.
In the center of the farm is a watch
tower, with a search.light, and at
night one man is kept at this station
with the light constantly turned on
every part of the farm to prevent the
light fingered gentry from lifting
some of the valuable Rocks from the
roost. The tower is connected with
the sleeping rooms of the men on the
farm by telephones and electric bells
so as to give alarm.
The entire plant is run On the same
style of any big manufacturing con-
Germ. Each man has his particular
work to do, and is compelled to doit.
The market egg side of this farm
amounts to a large sum, and also there
are to be found on this farm some of
the finest specimens of Barred Rocks
in the country. There are some eight
thousand birds on this farm, and ev-
cry house is kept in first-class shape,
clean, we'll ventilated, with plenty of
feed and bedding. Some thirty pure
bred dairy cows are kept to supply
fresh milk and almost their total pro-
duct is consumed by the chicks.
Here is farm where the dairy cows
are only an adjunct, the pure bred
poultry taking first place for profit.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04
SAVING THE sp1LEs.

When in building a wharf they
have got the spiles driven You see
ing up above the water at uneven
heights and with their tops all frayed.
Then the surplus upper length Of the
spiles has to be sawed off so that the
stringers upon which the wharf plank
ing will be laid can rest upon them
and the question is, How do they
manage to saw off each spile so that
it will have fiat and level head, and
how do they manage to get all the
spiles sawed off at exactly the same
height? They do this in the simplest
way in the world.
The spiles all driven, they spike
along to each row, at little distance
below where they are to cut them off,
planks upon which they lay crosswise
other planks to make scaffolding to
work on. Then along each row of
spiles at the height where they are to
cut off they draw levelling line
while, drawn taut and levelled up,
touches every spile in the row at ex-
actly the same height; and then to
each spile they nail two smooth top
ped crosspieces, little strips of board,
one on either side of the spike, like
the crosstrees on mast, only shorter,
these cross strips being nailed on so
that their tops just touch the under
side of the leveling line. And then
the sawyers. with long crosscut saws
worked by man at each end, come
along.
The crosspieces nailed to the spile
show exactly where it is to be cut off ,
and they serve also as guides and sup
ports for the saw in cutting the spile
off true. Resting the saw blade on
their projecting ends at one side the
men saw and saw until they have saw
ed the spile off. And so they keep
on until they have got them all saw
ed off and ready for the string pieces.
-New York .Snn.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04
POSTAGE STAMPS.

eff we waste other things the way
we do stamps" said stamp clerk
the other day, 1--WE Americans are
just about the most wasteful people
on the face of the earth.
"Uncle Sam is much more than
half million dollars in pocket every
year as a result of carelessness in the
use of stamps. The government new
er loses anything by such carelessness
and always gains.
"How many stamps do you put
loose in drawer of your desk or in a
corner OF your pocketbook and never
think of again until you come across
them, aged and torn, while rummag
ing about months later? Then they
are tossed into the wastebasket.
"Lots of people are careless about
putting stamps on envelopes and pa
per wrappers. The result is that Of
ten before the stamp has been Cancelled
it has fallen off and the letter is held
up at the other end of the line until
postage is paid.
"a great many more folks put on
too much postage. They slap on two
or three stamps to package that re-
quires only one. They are too busy
or too indolent to take the trouble to
have the package weighed and find
out how much postage the package
requires.
"If too little postage is put on a
letter, Uncle Sam simply holds il up
at the other end until the postage due
has been paid. But if too much is
put on Uncle Sam simply pockets the
excess to which he is not entitled and
says nothing"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04
A NOVEL CURE FOR Paralysis.

''Man must become ambidexteri-
ous," declares Professor Manfred
Fraenkel, Berlin's celebrated author
ity on the BRAIN "He must be
taught to employ his left hand as fire.
quently and as adroiuly as his right
hand.
"Then both hemispheres of his
brain will be equally developed,
equally nourished, will send forth
equally powerful nerve stimulation.
And if the left half of his brain be
damaged by injury or disease, the
right half, having been constantly
stimulated by active use, will continue
to act. So the number of men plung-
ed in intellectual gloom or rendered
helpless by paralysis will be vastly de-
creased"
Such, in effect, is Professor Fraen-
kels newest utterance on the benefit
&c -...l>;devte-itu--lle hoth harde
His argument becomes perfectly clear
to every one who calls to mind that
the left half of the brain govern the
right side of the body and vice ver-
sa. This is because the great nerves
starting from the brain hemispheres
cross each other near their origin.
He goes even furthur and makes the
astonishing statement that many cases
of seeming paralsyis can be cured by
the simple expedient of teaching the
sufferer to use the left hand.
He tells of a patient whose tongue,
right hand and right side were para
lyzed, but who recovered his power
of speech by constantly practicing
writing with bis left hand. This pa
tient suffered second stroke of par.
alysis which robbed him of all sensi-
tiveness but did not again deprive him
of speech. Fraenkel reports anoth-
er case, that of a 13-year-old boy
who lost his left hand from gunshot
wound. When he was 80 he became
paralyzed on the right side and, be-
sides, lost the power of speech. He
had an artificial left hand. He was
miserable object. Professor Fraenkel
and DIR. Gutzmann fixed ring of
wood with a spring on his artificial
hand and began to teach him to write
with it. This stimulated the right
lobe of his brain and in short time
he found himslf able to speak not only
his mother tongue Germany, but he
learned French and Russian.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04
BIRDS AS THEY SLEEP.

The nightcap preparations of the
chubby little quail are very interest
ing. Each evening the covey forms
in new place and this selection of
the spot entails serious efforts. Bob
white never quite loses remembrance
of the many dangers which make his
life in wild state one great fear. A
white throated male with soft clucks
calls together dozen of his comrades,
and for few minutes they all huddle
together, but soon from the farther end
wnIte! rings Out, anu ON scu1ty = tnS
whole band, this time perhaps TO set
tie for the night in the new place-a
dense circle of little forms, heads all
facing out, just as in their native stub
bic they rest facing in every direction,
so that at the first hint of danger from
any point of the compass the covey
may.explode and go booming off in
safety. Poor little fellows, their wild
life is strenuous indeed Well for
their race that every nest holds from
ten to eighteen eggs instead of three
or four
The woodpeckers sleep resting upon
their tails, even the fickers invaria-
bly, following this custom, although
during the day the hickers spend
much of their time perching in passer-
inc manner, crosswise upon a twig.
Small birds, such as thrushes and
warblers, sleep usually upon some
small twig, with heads tucked behind
wings In orthodox bird fashion, but
they occasionally vary this in a re-
markable way by clinging all night
to the vertical wires of their cages,
sleeping apparently as soundly in this
as in the usual position of rest. A
bluebird in small cage sleptthus about
one or two nights out of each week.
Any explanation of this voluntary
and widespread habit among perching
birds would be difficult to suggest.
The little hanging parrakets derive
their name from their custom OF Sleep
ing always in reversed position, and
when distributed over their roosting
tree they resemble some strange,
pendant, green fruit rather than sleep
ing birds.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04
TowsON, Md, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1905
THE coon OLD HYMNS.

There's lot of music in em, the hymns of long
ago;
An when some gray-haired brother sings the
ones used to know
l sorter want to take a hand-I think o. days
gone by
ION Jordan's stormy banks stand and cast a
wistful eye."
There's lot of music in 'em-those dear, sweet
hymns fOld,
With visions bright of lands of light and shining
streets of gold;
And hear 'em ringing singing, where memory
dreaming stands,
From Greenland's icy mountains to Indias
coral Strands
We hardly needed singin' books in them old days;
we knew
The words, the tunes OF. every one the dear old
hymn book through!
We had no blaring trumpets then, no organs
built for show;
We only sang to praise the Lord, "from whom
all blessings fOw."
An SO love the dear old hymns, and when my
time shall come
Before the light has left me and my singing lips
are dumb
If can only hear 'em then I'll pass, without a
sigh.
ITO Canaan's fair and happy land, where my
possessions lie ~
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04

for it would have been hard to con-
vict me since all / had done was
through ignorance. The spy was
young MacCracken of his staff, one
of the most daring boys in the army.
He had signaled the Confederates to
gain their confidence preparatory to
going into their lines for information.
Had 1 not given him away he would
have gone back with a full knowledge
of the enemy's strength and position.
That was forty-fve years ago.
Since then 1 have attended to my own
business.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04
WArCH TIE CELLAR.

Underground cellars ought to be
done away with. They are relics OF
a dark age. More sickness originates
in them, physicians claim, than any
where else about the place. They
cannot be kept in sanitary condition
while vegetables are constantly decay
ing there. The place for a cellar is
above ground and outside the dwell
ing. Leave the basement for the fur
mace, the coal bin and general store
room. An above ground cellar is
more convenient in every way. Your
vegetables can be stored with less than
halt the labor when you do not have
to go up and down stairs with them.
You can keep an above ground cellar
clean with but little trouble, while
the underground one, being difficult
to get at, will be neglected nine times
out of ten and allowed to become
source of infection to the family above
it.
Ventilation and temperature are
much more comfortable in such
building than in an old fashioned un-
derground cellar, which obliges the
house wife to use up SO much strength
in climbing stairs. Locate it conve-
nient to the kitchen, with which 1t can
be connected in winter by an inclosed
passageway. Watch the cellar. Re-
member, the doctor who Immediately
asked, when called to treat case OF
typhoid fever, if there was decaying
cabbage in the cellar. There was.
Keep the cellar sweet and clean and
seethatitis frequently aired.-SM6ur-
ban Life.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04
ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF
The Expenses Of Baltimore County
FOR THE
FIscaI.Year Ending May 81, 1908.

Published by order of the County Commission
ers of said county, in pursuance of Section II
Of Article % of the Code Of Public General
Laws, which provides that
The County Commissioners shall make out
and publish annually, in at least two newspapers
published in their respective counties, If there
De two, A DETAILED. MINUTE AND ACCU-
RATE STATEMENT of the expenses of their
Item of expense, and for what and to whom paid,
and shall also deliver to the Sheriff of their re-
spective counties as many copies of such State
ment as there are Election Districts of said
county, at least ten days before each general
election, and the Sheriff shall within six days
them at the place of holding elections in each
district"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04
County commissioners once.

County Treasurer's ONCE.
Appropriation. 6,700.00
G Lyon Rogers Jr Treasurer salary.....$ 1,750.O0
clerks salaries. 1575.00
N Bosley Merryman Treasurer salary. l,250.00
clerks salaries.... 1125.00
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-04

sI AM thinking Of becoming vege-
tartan" "What kind?" asked Miss
CAYENNE. care there two kinds {"
eyes those who don't like meat
and those who can't afford It."
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30
HOT SPRINGS GETS THE ODD FELLOWS

Little Rock, Oct 30. To wind up the details O, the big conven- ton just closed, John P. Paul, of Sulphur Springs, Grand Sec rdlary of the Odd Fellows is still in Little Rock, though he will leave for his home tonight. The next Grand Lodge meets at Hot Springs. Grand Secretary Paul says tee last session was the mott successsul in the histo- IS of the order in Arkansas. Grand Secretary Paul has start ed a movement for the or6aniza- tion os a social society of the Past Grand Masters of Arkansas to meet once a year after the session of the grand lodge. and hold reunion over the banquet board.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30

Wake up Democrats, and go to the polls next Tuesday and vote early and vote late. Don't take for granted that the state or the district will go all right without your vote, for you can count it as certainty that every mothers son of the opposition will vote. It is your duty to vote and you should do it.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30

We confidently believe that the next Weekly Picayune will be able to tell the people that Bryan and Kern are elected as President and Vice President of the United States.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30

R. Minor Wallace has been a faithful servant of the people in Congress and is entitled to the honors again.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30

If you can't join the Commer- cial Club and help Prescott move keep your mouth shut, and if you can't do that move out of town, because in the rush you will get run oyer and then you will say Now look what you went and done.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30

Say, Democrats, wouldn't you feel bad to wake up Nov 1, to find that the 7th (tne old 3d) congressional district had a Re- publican congressman. Such a thing is not probable, but make it big majority for Wallace.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30

Democratic victory is in sight all over this nation and let us be qualified to celebrate with the hosts by giving our congressman a rousing majority.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30

The Seventh Congressional district has been ably represent ed in Congress for 20 years past. Don't fail to keep up this most reputable record and send Minor Wallace back by a larger major idly than ever.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30

Prescott is now on the right road-a business mems organiza- tion to boost the town and county.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-30

Don't presume anything but go to the polls and vote for Mi nor Wallase for congress.