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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
UNIONS MAY ENDORSE TAFT
West Virginia Labor Leaders Said to
Seek Action by Federation.

Wheeling, w. Va. Oct. ia move
is on foot to bring a proposition be-
fore the annual meeting of the State
Federation of Labor al Clarksburg to-
day to obtain the Endorsement OF one
of the presidential candidates.
Representatives of the American
Federation of Labor have been here
e~xpounding the cause of democracy.
but local leaders are said to be ac-
tive in their influence to bring about
an endorsement of William II. Taft as
a friend OF the laboring masses.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
JUST TOUCHED US
Eugene v. Debs and His Party Passed
Through over the Baltimore

GtA 0IHGs
trom The World of Saturday:
The Red Special" carrying Eu-
gene v. Debs, socialist candidate for
president, and his party, passed
through Martinsburg this morning
over the Baltimore and Ohio. going
west, about $3.50.
Mr.. Debs addressed a large meeting
in Baltimore last night, and was on
his way to Connellsyille where he
spoke this afternoon. He will speak
at McKeesport this evening. Sunday
he is in Pittsburg and Monday In
Wheeling.
Very few saw the special when it
went through this city. 1t wasn't
even tagged to get water or orders.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
Watch stnien-

1t is reported that a prominent N.
& w. conductor was robbed of his
$50 gold watch on the Hagerstown
fair grounds last week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
3. & o. RAlLRoAOER HURT.
Engineer Backs Into Cars on Frog
Hollow Branch.

From The World of Saturday:
Engineer Alonzo Hockenoerry was
severely sprained and burtsed about
the back and cut about the face last
night about 10 o'clock. He backed a
yard engine into a couple steel cars
on the Frog Hollow branch at the foot
of John street with the above result.
Mr.. Hockenberry went home and En-
gineer p. NJ. Light relieved him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24

Marie Correlli continues to write
and speak against "votes for women .
in England, while Beatrice Harraden
is busy travelling from place to place
giving readings from ships That
Pass in the Night AMI her other
books to raise money to help the suff-
rage cause,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
Or. W.. E. MINGHINi,

DR.. w. G. MINGHlNi,
-Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Will practice Dentistry in all of its
Gas and local anaesthetics
administered. All work guaranteed
Prices Reasonable. Office In
Gettinger Building, Queen ST.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
Movement Well Under Way to Or
ganize Club In Martinsburg.
PLAN TO RAISE 1920
BY SUBSCRIPTION
Shares Viii Be $40 Payable by April
I, 1sos-BiII Kay Will Be Field
Captain of Club and Or. Tonkin
Manaser-5ackers of the Move
ment Are HustIing.

ment Are HustIina.
For a month of more a movement
has been on foot to organize a base
ball club in this city for the season OF
1903. The movement has now reached
a stage when something tangible can
be presented to the public. 1t can be
stated at the outset that the gentle
men back of the proposition are BUSH
ness and professional men, and they
mean business and no nonsense.
The intention is to buy outrighgt
the fences, grand stand and other
property at the ball field Of the Mar
tinsburg Athletic club AMI Lease the
ground. 1t is further planned to raise
$1,000 by popular subscription, divided
INTO 120 shares OF $40 each. Hall
Of the subscription payable in so days
from date of subscription and the bal
ance payable April /. 1909. 1t has
been carefully figured out that with
this sum of $1,000 the newt club will
have enough money to carry them
through the entire season without
asking for additional none from suo-
scribers.
Ii is proposed to Engage Bill Kay
for manager of the team which. with
few exceptions, has already been Sc
lected. Another player selected is DR..
Tonkin, this city, M%artinsburg's star
pitcher in the season OIL 1907, will
likely be manager.
The lovers of the game who are
able, and willing to subscribe to the
stock should take this baseball matter
into considers ton at once for one
reason if for no other and that is that
Kay has Southern league offers now
for next season, but prefers Martins
burg If the thing here Is a go.
The new club is 20 be known as the
M%artinsburg Baseball club, and it has
been suggested that Mr.. George
Barnes, druggist, and an experienced
baseball mani be made secretary.
Among the directors Of the new
club will be, it is said on GOOD au-
thority, Attorney H. H. Emmert, Mr..
Arlington Roush, Attorney J. NJ.
Woods, DR.. Sponseller, Mr.. Robert
Clohan, DR.. Link, Robert L. ~Snodgrass
and w. S. Kline. These gentlemen
are enthusiasts in the game and
heartily favor the proposition for a
team here next season.
1t may be added that Manager J..
F. Thompson and Secretary w. A.
Breth of the old club, now defunct,
will not hold any official position in
the new organization, though they
might be willing to serve on the
board OF directors.
From the foregoing it ma be o
idently inferred that Martinsb~~ y will
have a baseball team next year lat
will be a credit to the town and all
directly concerned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
Natal Statistics.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. William
Stewart aspen Hail. a son, this
morning.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
x POOLE

Will give prompt attention to all
business entrusted to his care.
Special attention given to convey.
ancing and settlement OF estates.
Office Over Merchants & Farmers
Bank. MartInsburs, West Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24

There are two sides to every story
and some have four and a ceiling.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
POINTED

Stealing time from ones sleep is a
poor way to beat it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
WILBUR X. THOMAS,
-Attorney-at-Law-
Peoples Trust Co. Building,
Martinsburs, West Virginia


DR.. c. w. LINK
-DENTSiST-
Farmers Bank, Martinsburg, w. Va
Phone No. 112 No. 127 8. Queen St
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24

The right kind of a man doesn't
have to spend half his time looking
for a job.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24

The wind frequently turns an urn
brella, but a borrower seldom returns
IL.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
A NEWS IN BRIEF.

There are many cases OF diphtheria
at Shirley in the lower section OF Ty-
Ter county. The little town recently
had a smallpox scare.
AT a hospital at Hinton occurred
the death of j. w. Pack, aged "a
years, and one of the best known res
idents of that section of the state.
"A charter was issued to the Levisa
Lumber Co., of Huntington, with chief
works at Pikeville, Pike county, Ken
lucky. The capital stock i 800, 900.
Mrs. d. B. Purinton, wife of the
president OF the University at Nor.
gantown, is a patient at the Kessler
hospital, Clarksburg. where she u
derwent a surgical operation.
Calvin Smith, a miner, while walk
ing along the tracks of the Wetern
@ryland railroad near Harrison,
" struclr by a passenger train and
rect, internal injuries from which
he viii hardly recover.
Prof. S. o. Kt0Tey, of the West Vir-
ginia Business @ q re a. Parkersburg,
has received wor ; a fatal accident
to his brother-in-law Charles Karnes,
and Robert Bailey. They were in a
barn which was burned to he ground
and the were cremated.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24


have to spend half his time looking
for a, job.
A woman gets more enjoyment out
of a good cry than a man does out of
a hearty laugh.
Remember, girls, that boatsing of
an old love affair is a mighty poor
way to boost new ones.
It's an easy matter for a man to
cut down his living expenses. All he
has to do is to break into Jail.
You cannot convince a farmer that
city people get up early enough to do
an honest days work
When a girl jilts a young man and
he refuses to let it spoil his career it
is an awful JOLT to her pride,
It's a gay old world when you are
gay and a sad old world when you are
sad. 1t all depends upon the point OF
view.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24
ILKINS CLAIMS A
SWEEPING VICTORY
GIasscock viii Garry the State
BY Large Majority.
GIVES STATE FIGURES
TO BACK ASSERTION

Republican Maiorities viii Come
From South of Kanswha River
indications Are That First District
Will Be Republican and Offset Loss
in the second-"Just a Love Feast"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
Did This Doq Reason?

Here is simple incident which
perhaps the experts can explain:
am clergyman. My study is in
the church. On the side of the
building at right angles from the
door and distant from it is win
dow. One summer evening 1 was at
work in my study. Our dog, a young
Airedale terrier, was with me. a
large moth, attracted by the light,
flew against the wire window screen
from the outside. Sandy, very much
excited, jumped up and tried to get
at the moth. Of course he could
not do it, as he was inside and the
moth outside. After a few efforts
he seemed to realize the state of af-
fairs. He left the window, came to
me, whined, paved me and asked
as plainly as a dog could to be let
out. rose and opened the door.
He rushed out and bolted around
the building and tried to reach that
moth from the outside.
Did the dog reason?-X. X. in
New York Times.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
A Trained Baby,

A clergyman known to a Phila-
delphia Record reporter credits a
married college girl with an original
and practical idea.
Recently" the clergyman said,
II christened her first baby. Now,
babies usually, cry while they are
being christened, but this one was
as quiet as lamb. Throughout the
ceremony it smiled up beautifully
into my face.
Madam I said to the young
mother at the christening's end, 4
must congratulate you on your little
ones behavior. I have christened
more than 1900 babies, but I never
before christened one that behaved
so we'll as yours
"'No wonder he behaved well,'
the young mother said, smiling de-
murely. His father and l, with a
pail of water, have been practicing
christening on him for the last ten
davs'"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
PREPARE THE MIXTURE YOURSELF AS ADVISED
Recipe Is Easily Prepared at Small Cost, and
Many People Here Now Swear BY It.

Mix the following by shaking well in
bottle, and take in teaspoonful doses
after meals and at bedtime:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. A local druggist is the authority
that these simple, harmless Ingredients
can be obtained at nominal cost from
our home druggists.
The mixture is said to cleanse and
strengthen the clogged and inactive kid
neys, overcoming backache. bladder
weakness and urinary trouble of all
kinds, if taken before the stage of
Bright's disease.
Those who have tried this say it pos
itively overcomes pain in the back, clears
the urine of sediment and regulates ur-
ination, especially at night, curing even
the worst forms of bladner weakness.
Every man or woman here who feels
that the kidneys are not strong or act
ing in healthy manner should mix this
prescription at home and give it trial,
as it is said to do wonders for many per-
sons.
The Scranton (Pa.) Times was first to
print this remarkable prescription, in
October, of 1906, since when all the
leading newspapers of New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other
cities have made many announcements
of it to their readers.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
A ROUGH DIAMOND.
To tho Touch II Greatly Resembles .
Lump Of Alum.

S"p w
l asked dealer: GLOW is it pos
sible to distinguish a diamond in
the rough from ordinary pebbles of
quartz, jasper, carnelian, heliotrope
and other similar stones? Are not
many valuable stones lost in the
sorting?" millions of dollars
worth annually" he replied. "Here
is rough diamond. 1t weighs fif-
teen carats. Shut your eyes and
put it in your pocket. There. Now
feel of it, and remember exactly
how it feels. You notice a smooth
soapiness? Of course. That soapi-
ness or oiliness is shared by no 9th
er mineral, or at all events by no
other white stone. Now hand it
to me, still keeping your eyes shut.
Thanks. Put this in your pocket.
1t is another fifteen carat stone. |
have only two of that kind. How
does it feel? You find the same
oiliness or soapiness, do you not !?
OF course.
"9ive it back to me- Open your
eyes. Here are the two diamonds,
side by side. One is real diamond.
the other is piece of alum. Alum
Is the only substance that can be
mistaken by the feel for diamond.
If YOU had not been so anxious
about your sense of touch you would
have noticed that the alum dia-
mond is much lighter than the gen.
uine. Play this trick on some of
your expert friends who think they
can tell diamond as far as they
can see or feel it,"
l recollect a Boer who, having
heard that the diamond is the hard
est material in nature, placed good
sized one on the tire of his wagon
wheel and gave it a mighty crack
with his sledge hammer. This nat
urally splintered it to atoms, for
the diamond, singularly enough, is
not a homogeneous substance, but
is laminated, or in layers, In some
diamonds these layers may be easily
separated, especially in the so called
"plate glass" ones. Cutters always
take advantage of the layers in their
operations. "Plate glass" diamonds
are always white and peculiarly
clear. They are so brittle that they
often splinter of themselves on be-
ing disemboweled from the earth
and introduced to the light. 1t is
the practice now to wrap them in
cotton wool and let them receive the
light and air very gradually.-New
York Press.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
CATARRH YIELDS,
To Healing Air of Hyomei. Sold
Under Guarantee by the Pal
mett0 Drug Co.

Catarrh is the most prevalent disease
known to humanity. Probably ninety
per cent. of the people in this country
suffer at one time or another with this
common disease.
1t is germ disease and hence can be
cured only by some method that will
reach and destroy the germs.
This is best found in Hyomei, which
may be called the direct method of treat
ing catarrh, as its medication, taken in
with the air you breathe, goes directly to
every air cell in the nose, throat and
lungs; kills all catarrhal germs; heals
the irritated mucous membrane and vita
Lies the tissues so as to render catarrh
no longer possible.
The unique way in which Hyomei is
sold should dispel all doubt as to it's
curative properties, for the Palmetto
Drug Co. gives their absolute guarantee
to refund the price to any catarrh suffer
er that Hyomei fails to benefit. You do
not risk cent in testing its healing
powers. What offer could he more fair
to you than this, where leading drug
gisi takes all the risk of Hyomei giving
satisfaction, and leaves you to be the
judge.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
GASLIGHT EFFECTS.
Ono Of tho Woes Of the Modern Apart
mont House Owner.


"There is no end to the troubles
of the modern landlord" said the
man with pronounced wrinkles.
"What with the gas company and
prospective tenants, his days and
nights are filled with woe. | believe
those two forces Of evil-the gas
company and the possible tenants
are leagued against me. Anyhow,
the situation is peculiar. One day
a woman came to look at one of my
most expensive apartments.
"'The rooms seem very nice bv
daylight she said, but | couldn't
think of taking the place until
find out how it looks at night. I'll
come back this evening and see the
decorations by gaslight.'
"'But the gas isn't turned on,'
explained. I'll bring in a few
lamps. Won't that do just as we'll p
"'Not at ALL said my possible
tenant. There is no comparison be-
tween the two kinds of light. | en-
tcrtain great deal, and | couldn't
possibly sign lease for place that
doesn't look we'll when illuminated.
Couldn't YOU get the gas turned on
before night?'
81 explained that it was an un-
heard of thing to keep the gas me-
ter at work in an unoccupicd flat,
but rather than lose such a good
tenant as that woman promised to
be | moved heaven and earth and
the gas company and got the illu-
mlnating power turned on. Since
then | have learned that most pco-
pie who rent expensive apartments
insist upon seeing the rooms by
night as well as by day before they
will sign lease. Consequently |
have to keep the gas going in all my
vacant flats. Such fastidiousness on
the part of my tenants plays right
into the hands of the gas company.
No wonder | suspect that they may
be working a partnership game" >
New York Press.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
No Hiding tho Fact There.

Church services in this country
are often punctuated by the al
nouncement of coming marriages,
but how would you like your en-
gagement to be proclaimed in the
public street for all and sundry to
hear about and comment upon !?
Yet that is what happens in Swift
zerland. If you are engaged to be
married, you must not merely suf-
fer it to become known by notice
pinned up in some obscure regis
trar's Office where it is seldom seen,
but you must be prepared to have
it posted in the full blaze of sun
light on the front of the municipal
building, where the thousands of
people continually passing are able
to see it and to read it.-Wide
World Magazine.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.
Superstition That Lives Among the
French Canadians


'"The northern lights are very
beautiful tonight" | told the grand
mere when l came in. "You should
see Them"
"rhe eclaironw she gasped, and,
jumping up, went out on to the
galerie. followed and found her
staring blankly at the sky, her hands
clasped over her breast.
"Sacre bleu, it is bad-too bad"
she repeated, and went in as alb
ruptly as she came out. l stayed to
enjoy the glory. The sky grew
much brighter. The vapory shafts
of delicate violet and rose now shot
far down the southern sky, and the
aureola had reached the zenith.
The music ceased inside. The
habitants carse out, and as thev
looked heavenward silence fell on
them. 1t grew profund, then in
tense. 1 could hear some ones
watch tick.
No one spoke or moved until the
grandmere, stretching her withered
hand skyward, began low monot-
onous chant. 1t was weird and
eerie. My scalp seemed to move.
The words were so indistinctly
spoken l could not catch their
meaning. The others joined her,
and the song swelled through the
village and re-echoed from the dis
tant somber mountains. One by one
the villagers began to leave, and the
song gradually died away. Some,
however, still sang as they went
down the road. The dance was over.
AS turned into the house with
Philippe, asked him what the song
meant.
'The country is very dry, the
m'sieur knows" he answered, Sc
curing the door with heavy wood
en- bolt. eve have drought in the
country, and if the eclairon is very
bright during drought it is that
there will be only little of harvest
Via! It is too bad. So we prayed
tonight that it may not come true
this autumn. 1t is superstition of
the oldest. Some believe it not.
hope that it is not true, but l don't
KNOW" he added, Struggling his
shoulders. - Howard E. Smith in
Harper's Magazine.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
Rank EooljShneSs.

''When attacked by cough or a
cold, or when your throat is sore, it is
rank foolishness to take any other med
icine than DR.. Kings New Discovery"
says G.. 0. Eldrldge, of Empire, Ga.
Il have used New Discovery seven
years and know it is the best remedy
on earth for coughs and colds, Group.
and all throat and lung troubles. My
children are subject to Group, but New
Discovery quickly cures every attack. !"
Known the world over "a the King of
throat and lung remedies. Sold under
guarantee at all drug stores. soc. and
$l.00. Trial bottle free.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
At tho Flood.

Hearing of rising river at the
headwaters of the Euphrates, with
falling barometer and indications
of flood in the valley, the Pithe-
canthropus changed his mind and
frankly admitted it to Noah. His
manner was that of chastcned and
softened person.
"You monkeyed too long," said
the patriarch. eve gave you a
chance to come in with us, and you
wouldn't take it. Now we have ar
ranged for all the stock we care
about trying to float"
The general liquidation which fol-
lowed had the usual effect upon all
but the insiders.-Puck.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13

The New York World says stran-
gers who stop at the big hotels are
always interested in the stunt of
paging" in hotels. Somebody
will ask for guest at the desk and
the clerk says. "I'll page him. "
Then he calls boy and tells him
to find Mr.. So and So. The boy
goes around the hotel calling out
the name every few steps. Every
body stops, turns around and thinks
he is the person called, no matter
what his name may be. The boy
is besieged by all sorts of people,
who ask him what name he is call
ing. But he keeps right on calling
the name. By the time the boy has
covered his rounds the name he is
calling is known to thousands.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1908-03-13
Women Who Wear Well.

1t is astonishing how great change q
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the appearance and disposition of many
women. The freshness, the charm, the
brlliance vanish like the bloom from IA
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matron is only dim shadow, a faint echo
OF the charming maiden. There are two
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neglect Few young women appreciate
the shock to tho system through the
change which comes with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect TO deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
ncsses which too often come with mar
riage and motherhood, not understanding
that this secret drain is robbing the check
of its freshness and the form Of its
fairness.
when there Is derspgement of tho health
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