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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22
DIRECTORS APPOINT NO WARDEN
Meeting Is Held at Moundsville But
No Decision is Reached.

Moundsyille. Feb 1S.--The board OF
directors CT the renitentiary met with
Clark Hamilton. Of Wheeling, E. VI
Mullen, of Parkersburg. and ]. r.
BOYD of Moundsville, present.
Nothing but routine Business was
oonaidered
The appointment of warden was
not considered al this meetinp as
stated, as nothing will be done with
out a full attendance Of the members.
One Of the members is sick and an
other IS in Florida, hence could not be
present at this meeting.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22
10000 VALENTINES
Estimated This Number Were Deiv-
ed Yesterday

Postmaster Clohan gives the esti-
mated number of valentines delivered
in Martinsburg at fully 10000. The
number received from abroad is esti-
mated at 5000. The force worked
overtime, and with their best efforts
were not able to deliver promptly the
amount OF mail matter handled
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22
Mentioned.

w. d. Byron. a member Of the VIII
Transport own council. is prominent
~ mentioned as candidate for may
or for the approaching municipal cleo
ton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

Major J. NJ Burns. Of Morgantown,
has been named as senior vice com
mander of the G, A. r. in this state,
in lieu OF J. s. Watson who recently
died
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

The Fairmont Window Glass coru.
pany IS getting ready 10 agan start uss
its plant In q few weeks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

Norgantown business men are pre-
paring for boosters" dinner on
Washington's birthday.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

II Is now reported that an effort win
be made to adjourn the extra session
this week
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22
q. 81 iyItOVs
RI. S. CASIarssAN
w. r. HxfNsHAw.
COMMITTEES
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

A handsome new passenger station
is to be built at EsSins By The West
ern MaryItnd - Il
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

Bowdoin college has been placed up
on the Carnegie foundation
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

Several Of the buildings OF iha stare
have been connected IA,
with the new central heating plant.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

with the new central heating plant.
Three men accused Of setting ere 10
Klein's store at BeIington last week.
We're acquitted at the preliminary
hearing
Lutte Baldwin, OF Petersburg, re
Gently committed to the Spencer
hospital. fer the insane. died there
Saturday
A. A. Mulleneaux. a c. and o. en-
glneer, charged with breaking into
merchandise carr. has been dismissed
from custody
Two white men held up |. J Hiatt
Of Oak Hill. at the point OF reyolvers
in his store and robea him Of s25o,
Friday night.
ItAis noticeable >fact that hundreds
of farmers III the central part or the
Stare are advertising to sell out their
farms and stock
"A convaiition OF the rural free deliv-
cry carriers Of the state has been
called to mest at Parkersbnrg On
Washlngtcns birthday.
Members Of the West Virginia ma
tional guard will soon be equipped
with the new rifles which The govern
mcnt has contracted for.
The annua encampmenf of Ne Mod
ern Woodmen of America will be held
in the Odd Fellows hal Wheeling.
the second week in Nav.
An effort Is being made to ganizs
a lodge OF the Owls at Morgantown,
and aaite a number Of prospective
members have been secured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

Three men accused Of setting ffe 10
Klein's store at BeIington last week.
were acquitted al the preliminary
hearing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

Lutte Baldwin, OF Petersburg, re
Gently committed to the Spencer
hospital. fer the insane died there
Saturday.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

An effort is being made to D ganiza
a lodge OF the Owls at Morgantown,
and aaite number Of prospective
members have been secured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

The annua elicampment of Ne Mod
ern Woodnen og America will be held
in the Odd Fellows hall Wheeling.
the second week in Nav
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-22

A. A. Mulleneaux G. and o. en-
glneer, charged with breaking into
merchandise carr. has been dismissed
from custody
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-09
To Grow Hemp in Wisconsin.

Experiments in the growing Of
hemp in Wisconsin will be conducted
by the agronomy department of the
University of Wisconsin in cooper
alton with the U. S. Department of
Agriculture and the State Board of
Control. The farms of the state
penitentiary at Waupun, the Mendoza
Insane Asylum, and the Agriculture
Experiment Station at Madison have
been chosen for the experiments,
which will be carried on under the
supervision Of L. H. Dewey, a gov
eminent agronomist. The plan is
to discover what soils in this state
are best adapted to the culture of
hemp, and whether crops can be
produced at a price to make possible
it's use for binder Irvine. Expert
ments will also be made with vari-
Gus machines for the separation of
the fbers from the plant, and to
discover the economic value of
hemp as rotation crop. The agrono-
my department of the university is
in correspondence with all of the
main hemp producing districts of
the country, with view to gaining
information as to cultural methods
employed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-09
Civil Service Examinations.

The State Civil Service Commits
sion announces forthcoming examin-
atoms to be held Saturday, May
10th, 1908, as follows:
Family Officer and Matron in the
Industrial School at Waukesha.
Man and wife without children.
Combined salary Sos a month and
maintenance.
Firemen for employment at the
various state institutions. There
are frequent calls for men at $35 a
month and maintenance.
Guards for Waupun Prison. Age
limits Il to As years. Minimum
weight 165 lbs. Minimum height 5
foot 7 inches Salaries 5000 to $3.50
per annum with maintenance.
Janitors for employment at the
State University and State Normal
schools as needed. There are fire.
quent calls for men at salary of
from $45 to SIS a month without
maintenance.
Officer and Teacher in the Industri-
al School at Waukesha. Unmarried
men preferred. Salary $40 month
and maintenance.
Steam Engineers. There are fire.
quent calls for men at SIS month
and maintenance.
Tailor (Foreman) in Tailor shops
at Waupun Prison and Green Bay
Reformatory. Salaries $50 to $50 a
month with dinner.
Teachers for the State Charitable
Institutions. Examinations open
to both men and women. Salaries
$50 to SIS month and maintenance.
Teacher Guard at Green Bay Re-
formatory. Age limit p to As years.
Salaries $50 and $50 month and
maintenance.
Typewriter Clerk. Stenographic
ability not necessary. Minimum
age Is years. Salaries $40 to $12O
per month. Male candidates who
stand 80 per cent or higher on this
examination will have first consider
alton for the typewriting positions
in the next legislature. Other posi-
tions open to both men and women.
Attendants in hospitals for insane
and feeble minded. Salaries for
men SIS to $35 month and main
tenance; for women $40 to SIS a
month acknowledgements y No written
examination is required.
Pers ons interested should write
to the State Civil Service Commits
sion, Madison, Wis, for blanks and
printed information.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-09
Effect of Election on Liquor
Licences.

The electors of the city of River
Falls have determined upon a COM
plete change of policy in the con-
duct of the affairs of the city so far
as the saloons are concerned, as is
shown by the vote of last Tuesday.
In an election in which more interest
has been taken, in any for years
and one in which more votes have
been cast than were ever thrown in
a municipal election, the city has
voted mo Licence."
From July first no Intoxicating
liquors can be sold as beverage
without violating the law. Those
TO whom the use of liquor has be-
come so fixed habit as to almost
make it a necessity Of their lives
must find some other place in which
to procure such stimulants.
The city must meet it's financial
obligations by direct taxation and
without the aid of the moneys from
license.
This change of policy throws up
on every citizen a new obligation of
loyalty to the city and its best inter-
ests. If this policy is an expert
ment it should be fairly tried.
While many persons believe that the
liquor business can be better man
aged and controlled under a govern
ment supervision under license,
still most of those who think this,
are law abiding citizens and who
will prefer to see the law obeyed,
rather than spurned and trampled
upon.
1t is the plain duty of every one
first to obey the law and then aid in
it's enforcement. If as claimed by
opponents of the no license policy
it is an experiment, they should try
to have it fair experiment and not
by Fictitious opposition, render it
doubtful one. If there are those
whose sense of self interest is such,
that they prefer to disobey the law,
rather than eccept it and assist in
its enforcement they must expect to
find themselves opposed by the
stern hand Of the law, and perhaps
punished for its disobedience.
The necessary expenses of the
city must be met, and hence every
tax payer should n1leeA. lily consent
to bear his part of the burden of the
increased taxation, with the assur-
ance, that in the long run, the citi-
zens will determine the best course
to pursue and policy once adopted
after experiment will result in good
to the city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-09

John Mitchell, ex-President of the
Federation of Mine Workers, is cred
tied with saying that organized labor
will make no Presidential nominal
ton, but will await the action of the
Chicago and Denver conventions,
and then throw it's vote to the party
from which it has good reason to
expect the most. BY posing as the
balance Of power" the labor party
thus hopes to gain more for itself
than it could hope to secure by run
ming a ticket of its own. The bal
ance of power" is very effective
stock in trade when really possessed.
1t is probable that both conventions
will make some sort of bid for the
labor vote, which will be no insignif-
icant factor in the approaching con
test.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-09

Several Of the leading real estate
men in northern Wisconsin have
formed the Wisconsin Colonization
Company, and will engage in Iocat-
ing colonies of immigrants on cut
over lands in the northern counties
of the state. 1t has been found that
many of this class become the most
ambitious, contented and prosper
GUS Of all settlers. This has been
found especially true in instances
where colonies Of old country neigh
bors have been established and as
far as possible and practicable the
company will encourage this plan of
settlement.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-09

John J. Esch, of the La Crosse
Congressional District, wants to go
to the United States Senate, if he
can, and if he can't, he wishes to
retain his present seat in the House
of Representatives Not caring to
risk what he regards as a certainty
Of re- election to the house for the
uncertainty of an election to the
Senate it is said that he seriously
contemp1ates becoming a candidate
for both positions, and accepting
the Senatorship if elected TO that
place, otherwise staying in the
House." where he now is. Some
people admire cheek" but it would
strike the average voter that man
who is so grasping as to become
candidate for both houses of Con-
press at the same election would be
a good one to keep at home. If Mr..
Esch would remain in Congress- he
had better be content with the more
humble position of Representative
than to make push for the more
exalted place and lose what he al
ready has without gaining the other.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-09

The inaction of Republican
Congress upon proposed measures
of legislation which the people are
demanding, will furnish our Demo
cratic friends with more campaign
thunder than Republicans generally
care to provide for their use, It
looks a little as though the Repub-
lican managers had more whole
some fear of the enmity of special
interests than of condemnation by
the common people who WELD most
of the ballots.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-09

The Russian government is some
what agitated over the refusal Of
the United States Consul at Hardin,
Manchuria, to recognize the exist
ence Of Russian authority in that
Chinese Province. Because Russia
has railroad there she assumes
the right to usurp the functions of
civil government, and the United
States government does not recog-
nize her right to do SO. The atti-
tude Of Germany upon this question
comedies with that of the United
States, while the French govern
ment sides with Russia.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-09

The Nebraska Populists will make
determined effort to secure the
nomination Of William J. Bryan for
the Presidency by that party. Should
the Democrats and Populists unite
on Billy" the Republican engineers
will have to get busy to prevent his
election. A feeling of unrest and
discomfort among the masses al
ways affects the Republican cause
adversely, and is factor which
must be reckored with in a political
campaign.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
Old System is Weakening.

/ am glad to note that wherever
the principles of the Farmers I'm
ion are carried out the old mort
gage and credit system is rapidly
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
IN COMMENTATOR OF
REPRESENTATIVE FLOYD

Mr. President: We, the under
signed committee appointed by
YOU to draft resolution commend
ing the speech of Hon. J. c. Floyd,
at Washington. D. c., beg leave
to submit the following:
To the Hon. J. G. Floyd,
House of Rep, Washington, DC.
Strive, the Farmers Educa-
tional Cooperative Union of Amer
lea of Marion county, Arkansas, in
quarterly convention assembled by
unanimous vote most heartily COM
mend and endorse the speech de-
Tweed by you in the House of
Representative on March II, 1908.
We especially compliment you
upon that part of your speech Cat
the bottom of page 11) wherein you
say: II tell you that the princi-
pal source of these evils is in the
system and in the condition of our
laws rather than the result OF
wrongful acts of individual men"
We note with qualification that
you give to the public the letter
written you by w. J. Colvin of
Choctaw, Ark, and affirm that the
statements made by him are real
wrongs, evils thrust upon the COM
mon people, the laborer, farmer,
wage Garner and we beg to assure
you, Sir, that we, your neighbors
and fellow citizens, appreciate your
efforts to crystalize into National
Law, legislation that will forever
stop such gigantic fraud from be-
ing longer forced upon people
whose burdens are already growing
too heavy.
We further recommend that a
COPY of the above resolution be for
warded to Mr.. Floyd, a copy be
furnished the Arkansas Union
Tribune at Conway. Ark, and a
copy spread upon the minutes Of
this meeting.
E. H. Avery, chairman, ]. M.
Black and H. H. Poynter-Com.
Offered as a resolution and un-
animously adopted. ALEX JAMES,
Secretary.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
MoIaeces in the Horse Ration.

According to w. H. Dalymple Of the
Louisiana experiment station, who
has studied the question in the Lou
isiana sugar plantation. the custom OF
feeding molasses 70 work stock on our
large sugar estates has been adopted
in ANYTHING like Z systematic man.
rer only within the past few years
2" .rio1ely, and when the price was
extremely low. quantities of the ma
total were run into large iron troughs
and the mules allowed access to 1t, and
this prodigal method still prevails to
some extent The true value of black
strap as a foodstuff has become more
apparent of late years, however, and
as the question of feeding economical
ly has become more apparent of late
years, however, and as the question of
feeding economically has become one
Of considerable moment to our plant
ers, it is being used more as an In
gredient of the balanced ration, and
as rule mixed with other concen-
trates.
The average consumption on forty
seven plantations in the sugar belt
was found to be about ten pounde per
head per day, and the range accord
ing to the statistics gathered, about
two to twenty-one pounds. A gallon
Of bfackstrap molasses weighs on an
average IL pounds. Chopped hay, pea
vines, alfalfa and occasionally green
cane tops and some concentrated feed
are commonly mixed with the mo-
lasses and the whole fed in three por-
tons. It is desirable to begin with
small amounts of molasses when this
material Is introduced into ration.
The data collected are in accord
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
FARMER AND
PLANTER
The Cup That Never Fails.

The rust may kill the ripening Wneat'
The chinch bugs eat the corn;
The sleet may I've the apple trees
OF buds and blossoms shorn;
A blizzard come along, and lasn
The peach buds with his tail,
But there is always one great crop
That's never known to Iall.
The frost may kno:k the oranges,
And squeeze the lemons dry;
And make the Rocky cantaloupes
All wither up and die;
Potatoes may be very small,
And very few in hill.
And yet there will be one big crop
That you can coun, on still.
Bananas may be black or green,
And never turn to gold;
With worms the chestnuts, pruns anu
plums
Be full as they can hold;
The peanuts all may peter out.
And popcorn fail to shoot,
But one crop every year is sure
To come to flower and fruit.
The cholera may kill the hogs,
And all the chickens too;
The murrain take the cattle Off
From Gentle and from lew;
The garden stuff may be done up
By cyclone, drouth or rain,
And yet there's one crop can't be hurt
By hail or hurricane.
Account for this prodigious fact
In any way you may;
It has been true in all the world
Since Adams natal day;
1t needs no syllogism fine
In logic of the schools,
To prove that one crop never fails
The crop of blooming fools.
For folly is mans natural bent
Did not .--dam begin it?
But once a year a wise man comes;
A fool is born each minute.
No matter then what seasons bring,
Or who the empire rules,
Until old Gabriel toots his horn
There'll be a crop of fools.
Chanute, Kan. J. M. CABNESS.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
APPLICATION OF MANURE.
Get Il on the Land as Soon az Pos
sibIe.

In order to reduce the loss In ma
nure to a minimum, and also to econo-
mize in handling it, the general aim
and practice should be to haul 1t d.
rectly from the stable to the field anz
spread it at once. On the average
farm the following of this practice all
through the year would result in less
loss than any method that could be
pursued.
The use Of rotten manure rather
than fresh manure is desirable in con-
nection with any market garden or
vegetable crops, as it gives quicker
results and with root crops will give
smoother and nicer product.
Manure should be spread as soon as
1t is hauled to the field. The practice
Of putting it in piles is Objectionable
because of the loss that is likely to
occur. The placing in piles also In
wolves additional labor.
The manner Of spreading will de
pend upon local conditions, but where
the distance to haul is relatively short
and it is desired to have it evenly
spread, manure spreaders will be
found serviceable machines.
From ten to twenty tons of manure
per acre is usually considered fail
application; but considerably more i:
frequently applied for market garden
crops. Experiments have shown thai
generally it would be far more profit
able to use about one-half the usua
quantities and supplement it with com
mercial fertilizers.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28

,r,,n rne generally accepted view tnat
molasses, where 1t is available at re.-
eonabIe prices for feeding purposes.
CONSTITUTES a wholesome ana easily
d;qested. as we'll as an economical
constituent of ration for draft AMI
n,o1s II would seem that the some
what general impression that moias-
sec from any source, is unduly TAXA
tive must have been based upon the
effect produced by the by-product from
the beet factory, and not sugar cane
molasses. as there is abundant evi-
dence in our own State of the harm
less effect of blackstrap, SO far as
q nurgatiye action is concerned.
Molasses. as eve yone knows, owes
its nutritive value largely to the sugar
which it contains. A French lnVesu-
gator who studied the feeding value
of beet sugar did not appreciably d.
mInish the digestibility of the nutrl-
ents of a ration when the amount FED
m horses was equal to five or six
pounds per 1000 pounds OF live weight.
Syrup and molass' S, however, wnen
fed in smaller quantities, decreased
the digestibility of the ration, TACT
which is explained by the laxative
properties of the alkaline salts in beet
molasses. The general conclusion
drawn from the experimental evidence
summarized by this investigator, how
ever. was that beet molasses is
wholesome and hygenic feed when the
amount consumed per day does not
exceed six or eight pounds per horse.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28

weakening. 1t is as impossible tor
the two to exist together, as it is
for oil and water to mix. A Union
farmer must be a believer in free
dom, in education and in business.
He must put himself in position
to meet these unfavorable condi-
tons, when he is confronted with
torpid market. | am great be-
lever in the wonderful power of
education and that our best schools
should be in the rural districts,
where our children are free from
the vice and sin of the towns and
cities, and are closer to natures
God. The neglect of educational
interest in the rural districts has
caused a continual stream of our
best blood from the country to the
towns and cities. This process has
impoverished the country and en-
riched the towns and cities with
the flower of the land. The Farm
ers Union proposes to stop this sad
condition OF affairs. It realizes
that ignorance and superstition
walk side by side with poverty and
woe, while education and wealth
production are always found to-
gerher amid happiness and pros
perity.
Wherever there is Farmers
Union Local fully alive to its
privileges, educational interest is
also alive in that community.
Wherever the beacon light of ed
ucation is held up by a commun-
ity, the light OF Christianity is also
held up with the greatest efulgence
and power. Therefore these two
great powers keep civil liberty in
safe hands. These questions are
being studied by the southern
farmer as never before. 1t is the
desire of the southern farmer to
bring back those days of 1.-The old
southern plantation" whose pure
happiness could not be duplicated
on the globe. am great believ-
er in the bright future of the SOUTH
greatness. l believe that the day
is not far distant when this little
territory we call Dixie will be the
home of the cotton factories and
diversified farming will be prac-
ticed by her happy people. Then
we will fully realize the wonderful
resources of the new south.
]. E. MONTGOMERY,
Vice Pres. Nat. Farmers Union.
Gleason. Tenn.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
G. A. r. Decoration.

A. H. Rhyme Post No. II9 G.
A. R. of Arkansas will decorate
the graves of deceased comrades at
the Lexington graveyard, three
miles east of Enola on May 80, 1908.
Everybody invited.
G. w. DALTON, Adjutant.