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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-04

We are showing beautiful line of curtains in
Irish point, Brussels net, Nottingham,etc.
In order to make the cleanup complete we put
the whole of this curtain stock in at prices that are
irresistable,lf you have thought about curtains.
SMALL RUGS also are to suffer the effect of
the clearance cut. Brighten up the home with one
of these rugs while the price is cut deep.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-04

( Reporters met the returning dele.
gate to the peace congress.
did you muzzle the dogs Of warp"
they asked him.
Nav" he said. with some asperity,
I'VE couldn't even muxzle each other
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-04
Business and Professional
little AD. LIKE THESE BRING
PEOPLE TOGETHER WHO WANT 10
DO BUSINESS.
BRINSKIIL,S

Xmas Photos are leaders. We have
"a special for Xmas only. Good time
to buy Kodak or Camera for
Xmas present. We teach you how
free. DO 1t now. don't make a mis-
take. II you want the best photos you
will have to have the Brunskills
make 'em. 49, r
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-04


perance Folk. Never before in the
history of the world could the
wish be voiced with such earnest
ness of expectancy. 1t takes no
seer,s voice or prophets vision to
lift us to the elevations where we
can see the good time coming.
1t is here and now, for third
of the citizens of America. 1t is
here and now for half of this
beautiful, Gods country,-and 1t is
dawning everywhere.
A Happy New Year to everybody
And it's coming, the happiest year
the world has ever seen! More pre-
vailing is the beatific vision of a
sober, sane, responsible manhood (;
of an intelligent, loving, all-reach-
ing womanhood. This manhood and
this /womanhood are the foundation
of a righteous commonwealth Ever
happier will the years be until
the ideal OF personal and civic pur-
ity and Wilderness becomes universal
and realized.
Especially Happy New Year to
you OF the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, whose life it is to
make all the world happier, be-
cause of making all the world bet
ter.
A Happy New Year!
The Union Signal of December
&c, 1907.
Wilmington, N. c., Nov. 24.-
Telegram )-Sixteen additions to-
day: eighty-one to date. Member
ship more than double. Two saloon
keepers converted this week; seven
saloon keepers converted in our
meetings in eighteen months. Hun
dreds turned away tonight. Violet
and Works, Evangelists. Chris
tian Standard of Nov. 30, 1907.
HIt is mark of wonderful prog
ress when a state is admitted to
the Union. notably as a prohibition
state. It will be equally a glorious
dav when the whole Union OF states
will determine to Join with the
new state OF Oklahoma and put its
money and It's people to better and
nobler uses than the consumption
Of alcohol 1.-THE Evening Express
Los Angeles, Calf.
Lieutenant Governor II D Gray
of Alabama in an interview Decem-
her II said. "The people OF Ala
bama are pleased with the prospect
OF state prohibition: you will never
see liquor legally sold in the state
again, in my opinion.'
The thirty-fourth Annual Con-
vention was held in Nashville, Tenn
November s to 13, inclusive. About
four hundred delegates were pres
ent. and there were many friends
who came with delegates, who. to-
gether with citizens OF Nashville.
made an audience OF several thous-
and persons attending the evening
session of the convention, It was an
ausricious time for the convention
to sit in Nashville because Tennes-
see is said to be "going dry". For
weeks before the convention, there
was a very lively interest and ac-
tivity In wiping out the saloons.
The address of Mrs. George
Harris Armor, which was about
"How Georgia Went Dry" in which
many thrilling incidents were told,
was listened to with deepest interest
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-04
REAL ESTATE.

JOIN US IN A "TRIP to Texas on the
evening of January 9th or the 10th.
Either to Armarillia or the Gulf
Coast. Great bargains to home
seekers. 4ssl
j. w. CLARK q co..
ia Court street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-04
WASTE PAPER

We pay SOc cwt. for books. maga-
zines and folded newspapers. VIII
call any place in city. Telephone
IN. MAIIO,
2S2-292 Farming Street
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-05

tits anRennced that Chicago will
endeavor to hold the Republican con-
vention for at least five days, and the
delegates should figure on making
their money last that long if they
don't want their welcome 20 wear out
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-05
THE Social Deadbeat-

dorothy Dix" has certain ella IS
of young men measured to the thous
andth part of an inch. She says in tn e
ST. Louis Times:
"fhere is no more mischievious pest
in society than the man whose atten
tions are without intention-wh
comes and comes but never courts.
"Therefore, girls, keep your eyes
open for the man who is social dead.
beat. Six months is as long time as
any man needs in which to make up
his mind, and he doesn't come to the
point by that time, he never will.
"Make him put up or shut up, and
get out of the way so as TO give some
body else chance.
"Don' let him sacrifice you on TIE
altar of his vanity; and that is what
the man does whose attentions are
without intention"
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-05

Elijah Cosgrove, of Quincy, ILL.,, a
fisherman of repute, relates that ten
years ago he was fishing in one of the
famous resort lakes of Indiana, when
he dropped $40 gold piece into the
water and SAW pickerel swallow it..
Since then he has fished assiduousIy
for the pickerel, and a week ago last
Saturday caught it. Ope ing the fish he
found the original $40 and $3.50 o.
small change-being the interest that
had accrued while the money was on
deposit in the fish.
This even beats the trout IN the
Shepherdstown run.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-05
NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS

To all persons holding liens, by Judgment
or otherwise, on the rea '-estate, or any part
thereof of Il. 4. Hoffman
In prrsuance of decree OF the Circuit
Court of Berkeley County, w. Va, mace ia, a
cause therein pending TO subject the re.tl-es-
tate of the said II. T, Hoffman, 10 the S1tiSfar-
lion of the liens thereon, you are hereby re-
ouired tn prescott all claims held by you and
each of YOU, against the said Il 7. Hoffman,
which are liens on his rebl-estate or any part,
of it, for ad tudidation, to me ~ my office in
Martinshurg, w Va. on OF before the 10Th day
of June 1908
Given under my hauc this llth day Of May
1908.
W. d. Colston, Commissio er in Chaneery Of
said Court. Ats
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-05
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
he State Of West Virginia.

The state oil west Virginia.
At rules held in the CLERKS ofhc. of the Circuit
Court OF Berkeley County, the 4th day of May 1908
John A. Speck; plf
J. Fl. Doing II. r Thorn, II. II. Emmsrt trustee
o. b. Lefevre, Old National Bank OF Martnsburg
a corpor alton, The Winchester Building IL Loan
Corporation corporation, K. Gray Williaas, trus-
tee, Pittsburg Provision CO. corporation Alice
" Speck.
The object OF the above suit is to ascertain the
amount due plaintiffs claim and to have same
established lien against the real estate involved
in this suit to have said real sold to satisfy
plaintiffs cism, and such other relief to equity
NAV seem just in the premises aid il appearing on
AFFIDAVIT hled in this suit that the said defendant
4 H. Doing Winchester Bldg. aad Loan Corp X.
Gray Williams, trustee and Pttsburg Provision
Company are nen-residents Of this State they are
hereby required 10 appear at the said Clerks Office
within one month from the 9th day of May loos
1.-THE date Of the first publication hereby and do
what is necessary protect their interests in this
matter.
l.. Dew. Gerhardt, Clerk.
c. E. Williams, Attorney for Plaintiff
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-05

iii Can Live.
If can live,
To make some pale face brighter, and
to give
A second luster to some tear-dimmed
eye,
Or cen impart
One throb of comfort to an, aching
heart,
Or cheer some wavworn.soul in pass
ing by.
If can lend
A strong hapd to the fallen, or defend
The right against single envious
strain,
Ny life, though bare,
Perhaps, of much that seemeth dear
and fair
To us of earth, will not have been in
vain.
The purest joy.
Most near to heaven, far from ca nth 8
alloy,
Is bidding cloud give way to sun and
shine;
And twill be wells
If ON that day of days the angels tell
OF me, she did her best for one Of
Thine.
Helen Hunt Jackson
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-05

NJ c. KENNEDY, 7 H. TONGE. Supt.
Vice Pres. & Gen1 Supt.
II. A. Riddle, Ge-,. PISS A 4
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-05

By the time q man has been COM
PEELED to have the lawn mower sharp
ened for the third time, he begins to
think we are having an unusually
long summer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10

~ Of voters. and believing that o
vast majority of the veterans would
vote the Republican ticket, desire to
have the rights Of citizenship used
by the old soldiers.
This movement will do the First
district Republican leaders no good.
In the first place. there Is little. 4
any, chance of success. and the at
tempting Of such scheme will mere
" arouse the fighting blood OF the
Democrats. In the Second place
the idea Of having the district con-
trolled by the National Soldiers
Home would be 80 abhorrent to the
citizens that they would combine.
Democrats and Republicans. to make
such state OF affairs impossible.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10
The DUTCH uLTlMATuM.

President Castro Is face to face
with a Dutch ultimatum. Its tome Is
courteous, but 1t Is full OF business and
the Venezuelan dictator may read be-
ween tie lines that unless he revOk"s
before November his decree CT May
IA, which practically suppressed
Curacaos trade. sundry battleships.
cruisers and gunboats will blockad"
his ports and precipitate war. ihe
object iOnable decree makes obii&l'or!
the transshipment OF all gods from
and to MaracaibO and other por.s IN
western Venezuela at Puerto Eabrilo
instead Of Whimsical, anu thereby
strikes q blow at the ira ie Of Curacao
which will soon be ruinouS unless the
mother country brings relief. In one
respect Hollands note Is concillatory.
for 1t admits that the act IF Its min
lister at Caracas, in senlinS TO an
Amsterdam society q writ II criticism
OF the Venezuelan government when
was published. was justifiable. tat II
nurses a grievance because DE feus
was kicked out by Cast i,fore re-
a. tct was made TO-. IL rttGH
President Castro appears to be re-
lying upon the case OF Lord Sackvilie'
who was given his passports two days
after Lord Salisbury had BEEN noti-
fled OF the offense that had been COM
mitted, as well as that OF Minister
Thomas Russell, who was dismissed
from Venezuela in 1877 because an
official dispatch. In which he commnni'
Gated his private opinions. unfortunate.
" was published in congressional
document and gave offense to the
Caracas government. Minister nus.
sell was handed his passports, anu
the State Department was not'lied
that his dispatch had grievOusly In
suited the administration. SomA
months later the Venezuelan minister
OF foreign affairs asked the consent
of the Department of State to the
withdrawal and cancellation Of his note
to Minister Russell, which was given.
hut As the latter was declared to DE
persona non grata he was not received
when he returned to Caracas to present
his letter OF recall. and another minis
ter was appointed.
The De Reus incident Of itself now
has small Importance. because the Oh
Tending diplomat has returned to Hoi-
however. may be given exaggerated
jmpOrtance II cause is needed to juStl-
~ a blockade. In another week the
Dutch parliament will meet and the
government will be asked to outline
its program. Meanwhile. President
Castro may reflect upon Hollands III.
timatum. The crisis is at hand. ana
whether 1t be peace or war Will soon
be decided washington Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10
The New Diseases.

The New Diseases.
It's funny how these doctor men
Discover so unceasilg
Diseases new tc Kill men off
The frightful list increasing;
Bal lingering colds we used to have,
They call them now bronchitis;
The old-time sore threats of our youth
Are changed to tonsOlitis.
The leg-aches that We used to have,
BY clever mesmerism,
They've made US thinks new dis
: Sciatic rheumatism.
Ii old-time stomach-aches arise,
They're likely to invite us
Into a hospital to cut
Us for appendicitis.
But here's the latest that is out
From medical profession
l fortunately have the proofs
OF truth in my possession:
I knew a man who poison TOOK
In error. and, to cure him.
He drank four quarts or more OF mix ;
A neighbor did not assure him.
That this would act emetical
And cure him in minute;
He said 'twould clear his stomach
clean
OF all the poison in it.
A thunderstorm was raging then;
The sick man. profess,
Groaned louder than the thunderstorm
And died in deep distress.
They called a neighbOring doctor In,
Who took his carving-knife
And cut the dead man open to
Find out what took his life:
Then to the mourning family gave
This diagnosis comic:
He said the mans decease was caused
By smear-case on the stomach.
Perhaps twas so, ! cannot say
I am no science s;atber:
That doctor said the milk was turned
BY thunder into clabber.
At once the gastric forces ON
That clabbered milk did seize
And quickly it was worked into
A mass Of cottage cheese.
Moral.
Al. me, the new discoveries
That medicine can make:
We should be happy to get sick
For new discoveries sake.
Prank Honeywell. in Memphis News
Scimitar.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10
IS A PLENTY OF TIME"

Because the council Of this city
concluded some time ago that there
was "a plenty OF time in which to
consider the matter. Newport News
was not 0ficially represented at a
meeting held at Old Point last night
to discuss plans for urging the navy
department to make no change In the
program which .contemplates Hamp-
ton Roads as the Homecoming port
for the Atlantic feet. now on Its way
home from the woodworking cruise.
which began from the Roads last win.
ter.
Three Peninsula men. two from Old
Point and one from Newport News.
attended the meeting. but 1t was a
Norfolk affair pure and simple: Nor.
folk win make the plea to Washing
ton: Norfolk will be mentioned in the
newspapers throughout the country.
and II the deet comes here, Norfolk,
In all probability. will do the enter
tanning.
How much longer does Newport
News propose to allow Norfolk to
claim Hampton. Roads as ner own.
and stand before the world as the
one and only city and port Of Tide
water Virginia? No blame attaches
to Norfolk. The people OF that city
are simply loyal and progressive. and
never overlook an opportunity to
push their home town forward. Over
on this side Of the Roads the citi-
Gems wait for somebody else to act.
and the city council says there IL q
plenty Of time"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10

EAT EATEM'S EATABILTTY
EASILY THE MOST
EATABLE
EATING EVER EATEN.

think the idea of changing green
hillside into a treatise on indigestion.
and making all the pretty trees along
the roadside point their branches in
the direction of drug store is wrong.
but ma-be I've too much poetry in my
veins and not enough business.
took q little trip from New York
to PhiIly last week, and it was then
that the foregoing thought hit me q
belt in the thinker.
It's only q question of a short time.
Bunch, when our American scenery
will be changed to pill news.
l looked out the car window with
the laudable intention OF admiring all
the geography as It rushed by, but be-
fore l could enthuse over two spruce
trees and Is blades Of erase. large
sign shut OF my view and caused me
to see this:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10

Dear Bunch: Yours from Nice re-
ceived; jalso Alice's letter to Peaches.
I'm wise to the good time you're hav'
ing. old pal. and. believe me. l wish
we were with you.
It must be aces to travel through
the Riviera and pipe the forget'me'
nots and the magnolia blossoms bloom
ing all over the place. while the air
Is laden with the scent Of roses and
the song Of the nightingale makes mu'
sic for the midnight lunch-what!
Not bad on the poesy thing this
morn. oh. Bunch?
Holy mackerel! I'd like to see you
travel over this part OF the universe
and get a peep at any forget-me-nits
or maggieolas Nothing doing.
Over here, Bunch, the wild-eyed ad-
vertiser is abroad in the land. and his
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10

pocketbook could reach. line OF
hacks, river-going hacks which had
been standing SO long in the shadow
of the falling water that they seemed
to be giving each other the Mime
haha. Indian joke.)
Eighty-seven hack drivers with
tears in their eyes and beer in their
voices. when possible. coaxed Peaches
and me to jump on board their cata-
marans and be commissioned over to
the Falls, but after . long and bit
ter AKht our condolences won the VIC
tory. and We walked.
Like all great things in this world.
Bunch. the Fails Of Niagara started
out from ., very small beginning and
gradually worked itself up to fame
and fortune.
When It started out away back In
the woods the Niagara river had no
thought OF getting itself in the school
books and becoming . national pet
like . prize fighter.
On the contrary. Bunch. It started
out to be just q plain, ordinary river
rolling gently on its rocky mattress.
bu: one dark night II suddenly fell out
OF bed and created such . sensation
that IL has kept right on falling out
Of bed ever since.
This Is the only record In history
where . reputation has been made
BY failing out Of bed.
Peaches and I walked down to the
edge Of the Falls. and for eight min
utes We stood there without speaking
word.
Peaches asterward acknowledged
that the Falls had q wonderful In
fiuence over her. because that vas
the firzt time In her life she ever went
eight minutes without saying sons
thing.
To stand there. Bunch. and watch
those thousands ard thousands OF gal
Ions Of water pushing each other over
the edge OF that precipice and then
falling with q roar into the depths b.
low makes all the poetry In ones sys-
tenn come 20 the surface aud beg 20 Be
let out. Yours for botter scenery.
John.
tccpyrsht 20. by u. ". Dillingham; Coz
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10
1T IS WORTH PIONEERING.

In the unfortunate event that Mr..
Taft should be elected. and In the tur-
Their event that he should carry out
his promises to convene Congress IN
special session to revise the tariff
such revision as might be effected
would be based on data which con-
mons Ways and Means Committee Is
alleged to be gathering.
Ponder. II you please, the personne'
OF that Committee:
First comes the chairman, Serano r.
Payne, New York. maximum an'
minimum advocate. His idea of MR.
imum is the present Dingiey schedules
with the maximum reaching into in
finity.
Next comes john Dalzeli, OF PennSyi,
WANNA. high priest Of Protection anu
prof sssor emeritus of standpattery.
Then. Henry s. Boutwell, OF limos
ardent DISCIPLE of Cannon and devo.lt
wcrshiper at the sacred shrine OF DING
leyism.
Lastly, Joseph W. Fordney. oil
Michigan, who only few months age
viciousiv attacked the administration
for concentrating the trade agreement
with Germany, charging that agree
ment with having produced the panic
the man who has publicly declared
that reciprocity Is an idiotic biunde'
and that revision OF the Dingley schei'
niles downward would be colossal
mistake.
The kind OF revision which would OF
could proceed from such source Is
not open to conjecture. 1t would On
revision upward. not downward: revis
ion in the interest Of the classes not Of
the masses; revision enlarsing and ex'
tendinK the special privileges OF tine
few and still further increasing the ~
ready Oppressive burdens Of the many
Cr.ncs are not gather CT thisties; gen
nine and equitable revision Of the tar
iff YIN never proceed from the friends
OF Protection and the allies Of monopo
lies and Tgusts.-Norfo'k Virginia
Pilot.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10

SOME NtHT8 TO VOTERS.
Before casting yoar vote with the
these, things:
First-the failure Of the Republican
party to take steps TO provide for
electing senators by popular vote. and
the refusal OF the Republican conven-
ton to endorse the reform.
Second-the faiiare Of the Republi-
can congress to pass q bill providing
NJ publicity q campaign coatribu-
items aud the refusal CT the Revublk-
can Convention even TO eudorse the
reform.
. Third-The failure Of the Repubii-
can congress to pass . postal savings
bank bill and the hypocrisy Of the
party In endorsing this reform. which
Il had just ignored in congress.
r0urth-The passage b. the Repuba-
can congress- Of Q currency bill which
enables speculative hanks to convert
all sorts Of securities into currency
and actually redsce the margin Of safe
~ for depositors instead Of ircreas-
ing II.
Figth-The destruction O: represen-
tative government in the lover house.
where the Republican speaker AM
his committee on rules have all power
and no: even q majority can get vote
on O popular bin II the speaker refuses
consent.
Ssuh-The forty-nine PCT rent In
crease in the cost Of living under the
Republican Dingiey tariff and It's
trusts. while wages have increased on
ly nineteen per cent.
Seyenth-The refusal Cf the Repub-
l!csn congress to amend the tariff at
though its iniquities are admitted ana
future revision has been reluctantly
promised by It's friends after tae
storm Is over.
Eaghth-The notorious fact admitted
by senator Aidrich. republican lead
er In the senate. that American tariff
protected concerns sell their products
abroad In competition with European
factories nj lower prices than they
exact from American consumers. and
the refusal Of the Republican house
OF rcpresentstfvcs to adopt an amend
ncut 20 have our government az sts
report on there prices.
Ninth-TAe Republican leaders pre-
tend they favor . tariff suffics~nt on
" 10 compensate fartort~s for the
difference between labor cost In Amer
lea and abroad. tut the fact - that
the Rspsb..ean tariff IA more than
sufficient 10 pay The whole labor cost.
On sse-I prydscts ~ lahs cssts 0neeu
ps cent aaA the sartff b th,rtytvo
prr ccsl.-rhe Co00oser.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10
"Took Another Look"

Advertisements are stuck. like a lot
Of second hand court plaster. all over
the face of Nature.
I love to read the advertisements In
the newspapers and the magazines.
but I also love to be permitted to stop
reading them when the dinner bell
rings. which is an impossibility if
you're travelling on the railroads In
our dear land of liberty-God bless It!
In these days, Bunch. you'll find that
the something which once was beau
tiful landscape is covered with
board fence whereon 1t says: