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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27

The strain of.snervousness land any
iety that has been raeKing Belleyfile.
n. j., for more than week has come
to an end at last, aud fathers and
moshers and children went TO bed Wed
nesday evening In n frame Of mind
more peaceful than usual, with the
comforting knowledge that the iuys-
terry that had been perpleSing su
minds had been solved. Patrolman
Perl has run TO earth the thieves wh o
hardly have let a day so by recently
without pilfering from houses In or
near Ralph street
IL was the adroitness and skill
shown by the marauders more than
the actval value % the goods stolen
that worried the victims and their
neighhors most. The thieves seemed
TO work invisIhly ana almost by
magic. A housewife might leave her
parior to go to the Kitchen, and when
she returned to the pafIor rug would
DO missing. When she went back to
the Kitchen her husbands trousers or
her own skirt had Vanished from he
ironing board. The lhefts were always
committed in broad day light, rhsugh
close watch was kept, especially "a
strangers, there waa nothing 10 direct
suspicion In any definite quarter.
Wednesday afternoon Mira. William
Pride, after going cut into her yard for
two or three minutes, found on her 70 :
turn that rug had bean toIea. Pa
trolman Perl was hurried to the house
from headquarters. He at once started
thorough search Of the surrounding
premises for the thief. Locking into
. mel shsoring yard he saw a big New
foundlsnd dog with pair Of trousers
In his mouth. Not On the trail, Perl
made Doe line across the fences aud
arrived in time TO rec the dog disap-
pearing behind SIZED. Perl followed
and, piled high between the he'd and
the fence, he came upon Miss Prids's
rug and most Of the ether clothes, that
had disappeared. The Nswfoundla land
whs was greeted afrsetienately by sew
eral well.grown pups, had been fur
nishing winter inartsrs for the family
In an unusually elaborate style, and
from the torn condition Of the clothes
1t was plain the pups had bad "per-
fectiy bully time" tearing ever ythins
to pieces.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27
Notlcl y Tlxpay,n

AL taxpsyers ar hereby nstinsd that 10 re-
dutfed oy law, or one ef my deputies VIII
bs ~ one OF the vottag places In each district
IN hsrkslsy County for the purpose 81 re-
suant 70 lsw, diseount OF st-1 psr cent wi III
be allowed on all pay meat OF taxes fer i0eS
thea paid Ths following the places an Z
xs ,asrsra.,sY ss MsHrass once. Mon day
Shanghai, DnnnAn, Store, Tuesday Nov.
Banker HIN, Lamps s,src, wednesday NOV,
narkssviile, Lewis : ore, Thursday Nov II
q Arden Village, On ~ store. Friday Nov. is
!. v Y. .,.s saInsers STORE. Msnday,
: sxas Pond. Williams stoss, Tuesday, Nov.
Marlswe Emmsnoe's store, Wednesday
Bsdastou, Kslisr's store. TAsndsy, NOV.
:, iisdssvilie, Krcglows Stare, Friday No
Msrti nsburg, Nsvem Dor u s,i
In this eonaeeticn wish 70 that nj
s y . n y on Jasasry !, looo. viii bear
This i Il a word With Ckavpr section s. %
ofl90s, Sps etnl session.
hereby also give notice that ali sapitat ion
taxesnot paid - the Assessor whsn he wns
assessing are nowsin my hands, ana thnt
under me law am requirsA 70 collect - me
l wish to hereby nstify eli VIE Owe tAxW
FOR the year 1896 1905, l1N and 1905, TINA ~
my term OF Office will tsrminats % Jan,
ferssa 70 distrAln ascsfdlns 70 law il Eli oases
e h. oerdnsr.
sheriff OF Berknley County
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27

San Antonio, Texas. Nova. Will
liam J. Bryan would neither admit nor
deny today that he will again be .
candidate for the Presidency four years
hence. He dictated the following state
ment:
"My friends de not require me TO
PREJUDICE the future. / nhalI not take
the advice OF my opponents on this
subject.
~ shall continue to write and speak
in defense Of the things which l be-
iieye to be good for the American peo-
pie.
~ hope that 1t may never become
necessary to run for Office again, but
will not attsmp, to decide that ques-
tioz until the time comes to act do
not see any necessity to say more ON
the subject
"Will you allow yourself 10 be elect
ed United States Senator froA< Ne
braska?'' he was asked.
Nebraska does not elect Senator
this year. he said with a snils.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27
CONSUMPTION
COST BILLION


According to Prof. Irving Fisher Of Yale,
the @Great White Plague" costs over ono
billion dollarsa year He estimates that
consumption Kills l3s, 900 every year in the
United States. This 10 equal to the deaths
from typhoid feveT .scariet fever, diph-
liberia, appendicitis, meningitis, diabetes,
smallpox, and cancer all put together.
Consumption is undoubtedly infectious
and like Pneumonia and Diphtheria il
usually contracted in winter when closcd
doors and windows cause impure air, Care-s
full ventilation and the use Of q reliable
disinfectant are the best representatives..
The last thing at night pour into the trnps
OF tho closets, wash-basins, sinks, etc., a
little PIattis ChIorides. All suspected
places should be freely sprinkled with o
Iaixture Of one az part Platt's Chlorides
aud ten [io) parts Of water. Piatt's Chic
rides Is an odorless, colorless liquid disin-
fsesant which destroys foul doors and
disease. germs II is sold everywhere In
full quart bottles, and liz prepared only by
hanry b. Plat, AZ Cliff st., New York.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27

Domenico Da Prosic, Giuseppe sa.
panic, Marciaie Funarim.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27
PU BLIC SALE
OF Valuable
Personal Property

Intending TO discontinue farming / will sell
at public sale at ny residence In 6srardstown
Tuesday Dec. 15, 1908
Commencing ~ 10 o. m.
The following valuable personal property 10
wit:
I Head Horses and Colts
OF which are No l work horses
IL Head Cattle
No. milch Cows balance young cattle
Farming Implements
horse wagons with bed, and shelving
Champion binder, good as new, MCCORMACK
mower, horse rake, grain drill new, Farmers
Friend; Oliver Chilled plOws, No. 49,, q har.
rows, double shovel plows, 3 single shovel
blows, corn cover, sets front gears. q sets
Yankee harness, sets piow gears, brides
cciiars4 matters. double and single trees and
many other articles.
Terms s.-.
credit of months Will be given on al
sums OF $40 ard upward purchaser giving note
with approved security negotiable and pay
able a. the Citizens National Bank of Martins
burg with Interest from date but Ii paid at
maturity interest RENTED. Under $40 cash
no goods to b" removed until settled fer
Isaac II. johnson
Dodd q Hoffman, Auct.
A. n. Graham, Clerk.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27
LEGAL NOTICE

Application Tor wholesale Brewer Liquor
License
Pursuant to.the provisions of the Acts OF
the Legislature tor the regulation OF
license, notice Ii hereby given that
the following application for lieeass has
been flied in this Office, fer the sale at whole
nature, ether than spirttu ous and other ais
titled and vinous liquoYa
q. B. . Brewing Co. Baltimore. Md, place
for which license Is desired, on Water ~.
Berkeley Co, W. Va. and the name OF the
owner of the premises IL the B. Il o. X. II.
Given under my hand and the seal OF the
County Court Of berkeley County, West viz
ginia, this 9Th day OF November. 1905
Harold a Bender
Clerk County Court OF Berkeley Ceunty " Va
lSeaD lilsits
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27
uaclaimea Letters

!, Following is list Of unclaimed let.
ers remaining in the postofiise Mar
tinsburg, W. Va. Nov. %, ls0S.
Alice Anders, tssorge Bowers, W,
w. Coffinberger, Geo. Cunningham, z
Stella Cristcingle, Miss EstelIa EngIe,
Bsysrl Grsavss, f. ". Golden, 2. Mrs.
gEaIlie Henderson, bentley and Hem
shaw, Rosa Jones, John Jacobs, Annie
Johnson, George Kustss, George Myers,
G.. b. hiller, News, James X. Payne,
Raymond Parkes, Lee Parsons, Ran
DELPHI n. Ramey, Benz. Rich, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Gee. w. Rcpp, Isaac Snyder,
Mira. Katherine Snodgrass, J. J.WheE-
eel.
Foreign
Domenico Da Prosic, Giuseppe sa-
panic, Marciaie Funarim.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27
FOR SALE

One farm containing
315 ACRES
known as the b. II. Boley farm. -
located about miles southeast of Mar
tinsburg OF the Opequon, has about
rs ACRES
Of COED bottom lsnd Improved ssy
GOOD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
large hank barn, double cora crib, good
hsg house, hen house, meat house and
blacksmith shop.
Is well set In grass and would smske
one Of the best stock farms In the
County also
IS ACRES
Of slate land located about A miles
southeast o. Nartinsburg. This Hand
10 in timber.a and could be cleared aad
make asgood heme for any one Swant-
ing q small farm for trucking, For
particulars see
r. Il. BoIey.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27
Real Estate Bulletin.
FOR SALE ny
PORTERFIELD s. BOYEN
TOWN PROPERTY.

Fine 7-room new house fine location
with good cis,ern and all necessary
ontbuildings 81 800.
Fine new room house fine large lot
good garden, tine large out-buildlng,
good large new stable with two stalls,
carriage house aud large hay NOV,
elegant cistern $1,000.
-Four good houses on large lot, good
gardens, good renters, centrally Ioest-
ed. tlue Investment, cheap to quick
buyer.
Fine doublelbrick house Ia good To-
cality, on line lots, all necessary out
sulldings. Cheap as an Investment.
Good double dwelling, cheap at ST.
100. WIN pay II per scent on invest
ment,
Large ll-room house, large stable
with two carriage houses, and other
buildings, house with elegant bath
room and all modern improvements In
tAS hNats VI thC Stty. W III muht ~ uhN
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 shed. all necessary
outbuildings, running water, good
strong limestone land 3 acres orchard.
1864 acres good limestone farm, IA
acres geod timber, good location.
Farm OF 100 acres, one Of the pest
limestone farms In Jefferson county,
running water, good Broom dwelling,
new grsund barn, double cora crib, s
acres good timber. 20 acres la apple or
shard to years old, good fencing, on
good free piEe, good neighborhoed
$3.50 per acre.
i40 acres high grade slate land, fine
Groom house, with bath and all mod
srn Improvements, In fine locality,
good bsrn and lets Of good sutbuild-
Tags, good orchard, COED lot Of timber.
Elegant wheat farm. Very. desirable
homo.
90 acres Of good uni proved slate
land, 20 acres Of timber in god local.
ty.
. A nice home 5 miles from Maritime
burg over pike, SO acres with nice
dwelling, good water, plenty Of good
outbuildings, fine orchard.
35 acres, 3 miles from Martinsbarg
new house, and outbuildings 14o0 APP
pie trees from to years old. Cheap.
80 acres improved slate land. 8-rosm
house, good stable, all outbuildIngs,
never-failing artesian we'll, water At
stable. Good apple orchard. Nice
cheap home, good locality. /,
SO acres high grade slate land, 80
acres In timber, one mile from railroad
station, near Winchester pike $50 per
acre.
57a acres Of fine. climber about 3 miles
from railroad station. Can be bought
cheap.
Blacksmith and carriage factory. 2
acres Of good land, Groom dwelling,
very large cellar, large stable, fine out
buildings, good cisterH. Very desira-
BILE home and one Of the best bus.n
stands in the country.
SO acres good limestone land, unim-
proved, 10 acres In good timber, one
mile from Il. & o. railroad station, $50
per acre.
Life and Fire Insurance,
Portorfield & Boyer.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-11-27
Delinquent Land Sale.
At the front door OF the Court house
In Martinsburg, w. Va, on
Monday Dec. 1905
BEGINNING I'D DO o'cloek .. bal.

In Martinsburg, w. Va, on
Monday Dec. 1905
beginning at 10 O'Clock q. m.
A list Of real esta le, In the County orBsrke-
ley returned by the sherin OF said County,
aennquent for non-payment OF state aud
State school. County and Distiict Taxes due
i ADDED ,fs ny Of lot ior ne wear 1900 to wnsch
amount, ami to such amount the sheriff Is
entitled 70 add a commission OF five per cent.
as part OF the expenses of sale, and such an
tqnai amount on each tract or lot as will be
seilicient 70 'ay the expenses ot advertising.
Gerai dstown Dist
kain J " q Monte S "a a. North Mountain o.
Markie Hunter IS a Gerafdstown ssh
siiller hester J. 20 u. Giengary 81
Riggs, T. d. a. Packh9rse Road 50
Sneitzer % n Base Mo intlsiu ttb
Sh baugh kefscca 40 IL a. Base ~ Nj I6g
Hedgesville Dist
Bennett Simpson 10 q. Back Creek ,ai
tovey. Root b. 20 "a = Cannon Hi i'U
same 81 IA a North Mountain 2Vb
srSs1 I 4 IA Warm sprisg TOAD liz
EDWARDS sophia .. fellows Branch 80
Edwards Fannie a. 81
EdwArds Lewis 20 .. g LOO
Heberling j. 4. 6S IA a. Hsdgesville 2Tp
Same As a Hedgesviiie t56
kiimsr Jas w; heirs : a, Parks Gap LIS
Murphy Jshn Z. "a acres Back Creek 81
stuckey Il. NJ. lsa Jones Spring IN
Taylor Margaret - IA q Back Creek It's
Mill Creek Dist.
Bullet q. a Lewis Green Lot Bunker Hill 2e7
custer Jacob q, Dis OpeQuon 81
rord Abram Lot "a Inwood 10
same l9gs-0a-05 Inwood 2p9
Green Lewis Lot y 10
Green Champ Liza NJ & w Pike In
Markle Geo Lot Darkesville 10
Stewart Bette A. DarkesviiIe 2.T
Martinsburg Dist.
Brown Mary H. Lot North Queen st. "a
Delaney Bridget, Lot N Queen ST. $50 1919
Letter, T.. W et at Lot ID chevaily City IS
Poiteri X. Lot Stephen 81, 80
smith sadie, Lott Blk Strtnesvlle 5.76
Wayble Ann X. Let 2 Blk. z Hooacs Ad b.7b
Wild Jacob Lot Frederick ST 5.76
0pequon Dist.
Callahan James villa a. smoketown ITO
Hensel Catharine Lot 4 Pike z.6t
HANDY Jeremiah Lot Boyds Ad. AIT
Hess n. j. So a near M~rtinsburg $50
5cheppert Nicholas 10 ~ OpeQusn 2,sf
same Ia D 0pequon la
B. ID. dARDFkR
Shsriff Of Berk elev Csua ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
Odd Use For Bread.

Perhaps the most novel use to which
bread is put may be seen in one Of our
! great watch factories, where more than
forty loaves of fresh bread are required
each day. An official Of the watch fac
tory is quoted as saying
| There is no secret regarding the use
of bread in this factory, and am will
| ing to tell all can concerning it. From
| the earliest times in the history of
matchmaking it has been the custom of
watchmakers to reduce fresh bread to
the form of dough. This is done by
steaming and kneading They then use
| this dough for removing oil and chips
that naturally adhere in course of
manufacture to pieces as small as a
part of a watch. There are many
parts of watch, by the way, that are
30 small as to be barely visible to the
naked eye. The oil is absorbed by this
dough and the chips stick to it, and
there is no other known substance
which can be used as wiper without
leaving some of it's particles attached
to the thing wiped. This accounts for
the continued use of bread dough in
the matchmaking industry. American
Food Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
Given Up to Die

B. Spiegle, 1904 N. Virginia St.,
Evansville, Ind, writes: "For
over FIVE years I was troubled with
kidney and bladder affections
which caused me much pain and
worry. I lost flesh and was all
run down, and year ago had to
abandon work entirely. I had
three of the best physicians who
did me no good and I was prac-
tically given up to die. Foley's
Kidney Cure was recommended
and the first bottle gave me great
relief, and after taking the second
bottle l was entirely cured" why
not let it help you. E. A. Barker
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
A Quaint Compliment.

On Mark Twain's seventy-seco
birthday Hartford clergyman said Of
him:
mo wonder he finds happiness in old
age. All the aged would be happy if
they were as sympathetic and as kind
as he. He is continually going out Of
his way to please others, and the result
is that he is continually pleasing him
self. Listen, for instance, to the quaint
compliment he paid me the last time
he came to hear me preach. He waited
for me at the church door at the serv-
ices end and, shaking me by the hand,
said gravely:
go mean no ofense, but feel oblig-
ed to tell you that the preaching this
morning has been of kind that can
spare. I go to church, sir, to pursue
my own train Of thought, but today l
couldn't do it. You interfered with
me. You forced me to attend to you
and lost me full half hour. I beg
that this may not occur again.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
Philosophy Of DESCRIBES.

Turning the mental vision inward, as
Bacon turned it outward, Descartes
watched the operations Of the soul as
an object in microscope. Resolved
to believe nothing but upon evidence
so convincing that he could not by
any effort refuse his ascent, he found
as he inspected his beliefs that he
could plausibly doubt everything but
his own existence Here at last was
the everlasting rock, and this was re-
vealed in his own consciousness; hence
his famous "Cogito ergo sum- q think,
therefore l amy. Consciousness, said
he, is the basis of gertrude. Inferno
gate it and it's clear replies will be
science, for all clear ideas are true.
Down in the depths Of the mind is the
idea Of the infinite perfection-the
mark of the workman impressed upon
his work. Therefore God exists.-New
York American.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
Science and Sound Fact.

''The workings Of the human mind
when asleep are full Of wonder" re-
marked scientist who was paying a
visit to an acquaintance. "Have you
ever started up from sound dream
less sleep, with every sense on the
alert and with your whole being thrill
ed with vivid yet indefnable feeling
that something was wrong and instant
action required?"
''Often," replied his hostess, "and in
nearly every case have found that l
was awakened by the fumbling Of my
husbands key at the front door!''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
lmpertinent,

Speaking of man noted for his i'm.
pertinence, an acquaintance said
BLANKS impudence was second only
to that Of waiter heard about the
other day.
"Look here, WAITER said guest
this fish is not cooked properly
CT know it, SIR said the waiter,
but you told me it was for your wife
"'Well, what Of that? asked the sur.
prised guest.
Why said the waiter, I knew
that If the lady was your wife she
couldn't be very particular
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
No Case on Record.

There is no case on record of a
cough or cold resulting in pneu-
monia or consumption after Foley's
Honey and Tar has been taken,
as it will stop your cough and
break up yourcold quickly. Re
fuse any but the genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar in a yellow pack
age. Contains no opiates and is
safe and sure. E. A. Barker.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
ANNEXATION OF CONGO.
Treaty Submitted to the Belgian Par
lament.

Brussels, March THE text Of the
new Congo annexation treaty was sub
mitted to parliament by Premier
Schollaert. It confirms the forecast
that King Leopold agrees to abandon
the crown domain and the crown
foundation to Belgium, but it requires
that Belgium shall not only assume
I'll the Congo obligations, but under
take also to continue the kings
nsufruct in the Congo revenues during
his lifetime, Belgium is specifically
required to respect the concessions
granted to two American companies in
1906, in which Thomas F. Ryan Is in
terested. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
The Continued
Story OF
Current Events.

Sunday reading at Peterson's.
Prof. M. M. Mckenzie at the
City Opera House Saturday, March z.
See the scenes in the frozen north.
City Opera House Saturday evening.
DR.. Warninger returned last even
ing from a professional trip to
Laporte.
A Trip to the North Pole" at the
City Opera House Saturday evening,
March 7.
Berman's are showing the latest
styles in the new spring sailors and
pattern hats.
Get one of those beautiful waists
at the Berman sale. They are sell
ing them at about half price.
Remember the E o'clock Sunday
dinner at the Hotel Markham. An
excellent menu, with the best of ser
vice.
Remember that we handle ice
cream the year around, by the dish
or by the quart. Stewards Confec-
tionery.
Special Catholic Notice Rev.
Father O'Dwyer will hear confessions
in the church this evening, from 7
until 9 o'clock.
= A. Klabunde, a butcher of this
city, left this morning for the
Pacific coast, where he will here
after make his home.
The famous Durate sweet oranges
are the best ever raised in California.
But little higher than the common
kinds. Only at Peterson's.
Charles S. Carter, the hustler from
Hines, returned to his home at Hines
last evening, after having spent
Thursday night and yesterday in the
city.
Miss Monson, who clerks at
O'Leary & Bowser's, returned yester-
day from her home at Fosston, where
she has been visiting for the past
nine weeks.
Roland Henrionett was taken to
St. Anthony's hospital last night,
where he underwent an operation
for appendicitis, and was reported
as getting along quite nicely this
morning. He has been ill only a
few days.
0. Gravelle and wife returned yes
terday to their home at Red Lake
Indian Agency; and thereby hangs
an interesting tale. Only a few of
the intimate friends Of Mr.. Gravelle
were aware of the fact that he had
but recently been married, and the
son-of-a-gun took advantage of the
childlike simplicity of the editor
hereof by attributing the retiring
disposition of his better half to the
fact that she has been very ill, when
as matter of fact Gravelle was
laughing up his sleeve at the fact
that he had recently been married
and was fooling the entire bunch
who live in town here. However,
Gravelle will be called on the carpet
at the next meeting of the Elks
lodge, when he will have to explain
a few things.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
Realism In Art.

Two artists were boasting how they
could paint. "Do you know said one,
II painted sixpence on the ground
one day, and beggar nearly broke his
fingers trying to pick it up!' That's
nothing to what did," said the other.
II painted a leg of mutton on stone,
and it was so realistic that dog ate
half the stone before he found out his
mistaken
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
His Marrow Escape.

II tell you, the closing Of the Steenth
National was mighty close call for
me-"
SHOW was that?"
'sWhy, friend had advised me to
put my money in it and"
"And you took his advice?''
''No, but would if I'd had any mon
ey."-Philadelphi Ledger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-07
UnualIant.

"My face is my fortune, SIR" she
said.
"Well," he replied, poverty is no dis
grace, but it's awfully inconvenient at
times"