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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-22
Bryan and Bennett

The Bryan and Bennett allitera tion
sounds good and is evidently pleasing
ing to the newspaper boys. The edi-
tor of tn Moundsville Echo, who is Of
a pet ii al turn of mind, gets off the
following:
The favorite Democratic letter,
AS you must plainly see,
This year appears in politics,
To be the letter "B"
You'll find it starts the buzzing
And likewise starts the Bee,
II starts to Boost Bill Bryan,
And tops the Bennett tree.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-22
Fined $50 For k,lI,ns Boy.

Scranton, April 2s.-John Jones, The
young negro who shot and killed a
White boy at Churchville trying TO
make hia dance, to-day pleaded gull
ty to manslaughter in the c'rcait court
and was fined $50, which hs will pay.
His family is the only negro family
in Churchyille.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-22

Il. A. Bowers has been appointed
General Counsel for the Western Mary
land, succeeding the late G. Wood
Daley. No one, probably, is more ia
miliar with the legal affairs of the
West ern Maryland than e. A. Bowers.
who has acted as Assistant Counsel
for the last six or seven years and dur
ing the last year when i'll health pre-
vented Mr.. Daley from devoting his
entire attention to the work of the
office, mneh of the responsibility de-
volved on Mr.. Bowers.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-22
ADAINIsTRAYRIX NOTICE

EavinE qualified as asninis,ra,rfx Of the estate sf
Al'n II. fnsneEle, Ceeeassa. i hereby nstify
an ptrsns having claiss against said estate " pre-
sem ss~s properly authenticated for settlement,
said estate will call and make prompt payne.t -
the SEINE "
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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-22
JUDICIARY notice

The following account is before the undersigned
Commissioner Of accounts for the cnunty court n
Berkeley equity, West Virginia for se,tlen,e,t
Jshn =. Kesfott aHd II. D. Miller Eaeeutors, Of
J. bater Ksaifstt deceased
Given rnder my ksnd ths Isth day 81 AsyIoos
Adrian q. Na'eHbopsrh
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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-22
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How to Mark Your Ticket
Extract from Chapter Il Acts Of
Extra Session 1908.


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The Butler weekly times., 1908-10-10

It sill b. interesting 10 Curreaders
so know. says shs Clipper, that Prof.
5 NJ Grsyg, pIi' c'psl OF our public
schools. was awarded a life eertiti
cate while away to the teachers sun
mer srhooI this year. Prot Grage
Is deserving u; this honor, as he
leaves no stone unturnei 10 better
prepare him +" instruct she young.
The Butler weekly times., 1908-10-10
Anloret.

Mrs. Arthur Davidson visited In
Kansas City last week.
Miss Ethel Bowen entertained her
cousin, Mrs. Cummings OF Bixby,
Oklahoma, last week.
Jake Payton was called to Iowa to
the bedside of his sick child last week.
Mrs. Mary Richardson Of Harris
horn, Oklahoma, arrived here last
week for Q visit with her daughter,
Mrs. L Mears.
The Butler weekly times., 1908-10-10
Minqo and Northeast Bates.

Did you 60 to the big show at
Aaron?
Wallace Spencer began workingior
r. X. Goodwin the first OF the month.
The work on the new school house
at Hacker is progressing nicely.
We will soon have building OF which
all may BE- justly proud.
Politicians and candidates are CIV
Ing the people OF Mingo rest just
now.
The school board at Mckinley have
been cleaning house and getting
ready for school to begin. They are
right; the school building should be
as we'll cared for and as attractive as
the home.
RI. Chandler and family and Will
Staley and family spent Sunday at
Tom Staley's.
Rev. Msxey failed to fill his ap
pointment at Cove Creek last Sun
day.
Mrs. Akers is very sick at this writ
Ing.
Fsyette Snow was posting sale
bills for Wood Hill this week. His
sale will be Sept. IA.
Judge Smith is attending court
this week.
Ida, the little daughter OF Morton
Thornburg, died last Monday morn
ing.
Most OF the schools began this
week. \--~
Mr.. McClenney is reported worse.
r s. Snow returned Saturday
from Carroll county, where he has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ben
Mills. q
Several from this vicinity attended
camp meeting at Lucas last Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Akers died at her home Mon
day morning. The funeral was
preached at home, and interment
took place at Dayton.
Miss Mcknight is visiting at J. P.
Compton's
Miss Viola Mcdonald and Estelle
Pelley are going to attend school at
Warrensburg this winter.
Fsyette Snow has bought Wood
Hills improvements, and Will
"batch" II again next year.
Miss Stella Dale went last Sunday
to Wadesburg, where she will teach
this winter. Miss Iva Dale will teach
| at White Oak
There seems to be much sickness In
the neighborhood just now, and
there has been several deaths the
past week.
Mrs. Robinson began her school at
Fairplay last Monday.
Joe McCorkle sports q new buggy.
Aaron and Msyesburg crossed bats
on the Aaron diamond last Sunday.
The score was Ia to 8 In favor of
The Butler weekly times., 1908-10-10

q. W. Wittar AMI vile have return.
ed irom a short visit as SiioaD
Springs, Ark
Z. EnyArt Il preparing IT, move
80 Baxter, Kansas
c. q. Hoover. en- route ~ | Va.
stopped over here for short visit
last week
The Butler weekly times., 1908-10-10

about 200 a. m. last Monday with
his overcoat on, apparently almost
frozen, arrived safely home. AARON
The Butler weekly times., 1908-10-10
Virginia.

Lest you forget:
What? Chsrlost township S. S.
Convention.
Where? Mount Carmel church.
When? SEPT. 13Ih, at 200 p. IN.
Les every body come and make
Shis a convention long TO be remem.
bered.
The Butler weekly times., 1908-10-10
REGAL
Shoes

Because the style stays They made upo-dae lasts
by skilled workmen. We show you exactly the models
that would Broadway inspect the stock
of of Royals New York retail The Regal shoe is
leader style and you can't get around that fact Then the
materials used the best that have been used in
equally priced shoe The Regal shoe the only shoe
made in quarter sizes which itself nsures you better fit
and shapey and uptodate shoe than possible to
find in any other line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
Indiana a Center of Doubt

A stream of slush money will no doubt be turned into Indiana, for the republican leaders are badly scared when they consider the vote of that state. It is a state that Tilden and Grover Cleveland carried thrice, al though at the state election in 1906 the republicans had a plurality of 3O,S25. But the state cast two years ago over 10000 prohibition votes, a number that may readily be doubled this year.
 The diseontent in the state among the wage-earning people is very great, many of the factories having been closed in October and still remain closed. Besides condition of popular discontent, the democrats have nomi- mated Thomas R. Marshall, who is ex- ceptionally strong among the rank and file, for governor, and he will call out the full vote of the party to say the least.
 But after all John Kern is the strong est attraction the democrats present in Indiana. "No man in the state" said a leading republican lawyer of Indian apolis recently, commands more re- spect or has more friends. He is a man of that kind of ability which wields inf1uence-the ability of com mon sense, backed by high character and unblemished good name."
 But what Indiana appears to be ready to do will not all the rest of the midwest do? The elements that are turning against the standpat party and special privilege in Indiana will turn in all the states west of Pennsylvania, and the Hon. George Rumsey Sheldon may have to fill Wall street with sleuths. Millions will be needed in the west this year, and the Hon. MT. Shel- don may feel after a while that he is oyerworked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
State Debts and Values

The World almanac for 1906 stated that the bonded debt of Alabama was $9,357 500, while the World almanac for the current year puts the states indebtedness at SIG, ,000. This jump in bonded indebtedness exists strictly in the mind of the almanac maker, and nowhere else. The total debt of the state still stands at sum slightly in excess of $9,OOO,OOO.
 There are nine states in the union without bonded debt, namely, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon and West Virginia. Kansas is preparing to join the nine, and Vermont, Wyoming and Kentucky have but a few hundred thousands of debt.
 Virginia has the largest debt of any state, followed in order by New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama. State indebtedness is decreasing, and it promises to disap- pear in a decade except possibly in Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama.
 The assessed values in this state are S45O, ,529 ,000 In New York it is $S,565,- 379 900. Massachusetts and Pennsyl- vania have each something over $4,000,- 100000 to levy taxes on. The billion dollar states are California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis- souri, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin. New Jersey is near the billion-dollar line, and West Virginia is not far behind. The assessed values of West Virginia are nearly double those of Virginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
GeorqIans cheered Up.

q have never seen the people of Geor- gia quite so bouyant now" said David IL Shipton of Baltimore, and l hayo been making the principal towns in that state for the past 10 or IF years.
 Atlanta, Augusta and the other cities of Georgia felt the panic just as cities In every section of the country did, but the defeat of Hoke Smith on an issue made squarely against his radical policy has helped business and has cheered up the people amazingly. Corporations and for e.gn capital will hereafter be welcomed and fairly treated. The change in sent- ment was decisive and the reaction means that Georgia will resume her place in the line of exceptionally prosperous states Relatively speaking, Georgia is now fairly booming; and by this time next year when outside capital begins to seek investment in large and progressive cities Atlanta, Augusta, Macon and Savannah will get each a big share
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
Government By Execution

The international fame and extreme age of Count Leo Tolstoi afford him the privilege of telling the truth as he sees it in the heart of Russia. The in- expressible barbaric government of that country has established a reign of terror, and the world is kept in ignorance of its dabolism except in a general way. "All the revolutionists' bombing and murders" says Count Tolstoi, "do not come anywhere near the criminality and stupidity of the deeds the government commits" It is a class war, the government being leagued with the upper classes, chiefly landed proprietors, to crush the peas ants and small farmers
 Count Tolstoi presents what he knows and sees. He is the one Rus sian who can speak out frankly and truthfully and continue to live in his own country. The government and grand dukes and landholders dare not touch a hair of his honored head, and while he can hold pen the truth will be told.
 This effort to crush out the peas antry and to retain the autocracy is probably breeding a revolution on a large scale. The peasants have re- ceived a wonderful education by word of mouth since the days of the war with Japan. Things were whispered from one to another throughout the length and breadth of the vast land, and that education cannot be crushed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
X Yellow Pine Merger

The owners of 6,OO0,O0O acres of lands covered with yellow pine trees recently met in St. Louis, where steps were taken to organize a huge com pany to take over the timbered acre age, railroads and mill properties of those represented at the conference. Committees were appointed to perfect the merger and to work out all details, and experts were selected to value each merged property. The stumpage is to be paid for at the rate of $5 per 1000 feet, one-half of that amount in stock of the company and the other half in bonds. Money is to be raised to pay off the indebtedness of each of the merged concerns, the amount thus paid to be deducted from the bonds to be issued to each. It Is said the big concern is to be capitalized at S300,- 100000, and the indebtedness that is to be paid off is said to be $42000, 900. The properties are to be pretty dearly capitalized-6,O 6,OoO,OOO acres and $30O,- O00o00 of capitalization being at the rate of about $50 an acre.
 The hand of the federal government is to be warded off from the gigantic merger by making it a conservation scheme under the supervision of Gif- ford Pinchot, the head of the federal forestry bureau. It is to have re- .forestation policy and it expects to be able to keep clear of all provisions of the Sherman antitrust law.
 Only two Alabama companies were represented at St. Louis when the Weyerhahser committee was organ ized, and it does not appear from pub lished reports that they propose to join the projected merger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16

for starving railroad presidents and bank directors. The cruel July sun beats down mercilessly upon the sweltering tenements of Fifth avenue, but no charitable organ ization offers free excursions 10 the sea- shore or in search of the tonic air Of mountain farms for the wives and babies of poverty-strleken Wall street brokers Unfeeling city authorities have not an- nounced that on these hot breathless nights the residents of the summer col onies at Newport and Bar Harbor will be permitted by the police to sleep on the Central Park lawns or on the sand at Coney Island.
 A bitter and relentless fate pu-sues the man of expensive tastes in these hard times He cannot economze without ex- periencing the pinch of want and going without something he enjoys. Happy the lot of the s10-a-week man who is not forced by sudden misfortune to scrape along on paltry s5O.OOO year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
QUEER MARRIAGE MARKETS.
Men and Women Seeking Mates In
 Ways That Are Peculiar.

From Pearsons Weekly.
 The marriage market Cor fair) which was held recently at Scausslnes, in Bel gium, has many counterparts elsewhere.
 In several of the more remote Swiss cantons, for example, there is held what Is known as the feast of the garlands. The marriageable maidens assemble at sunset sing, dance and make merry. Each wears a chaplet of flowers on her forehead, and carries a nosegay, tied with bright oolored ribbon. in her hands.
 If lad Is attracted by a maid ne plucks flower from her bunch. She pre- tends not to notice, but when the merry making breaks up at dawn she will, if she reciprocates his feelings, tie the en- tire bouquet by the ribbon to the handle of the door of the cabin wherein he ie- sides, or, aternatively. fling it through the open easement of his bed chamber.
 The famous Tunis marriage mart, of which so much has been written, Is held twice a year, in the spring and the au- tumn. The Tunisian girls attend in their hundreds, each with her dowry, in coin and jewelry, disposed about her person. The golden grdle of maidenhoodr en- circles her waist, and it is an un- sheathed dagger. When this is gently removed by passing gallant, and pres ently returned, it means that a proposal has been made
 A pretty custom prevails amongst the Ooraon maidens, who, at stated intervals assemble in the market place In front of each is a lighted lamp, emblem of con jugal fidelity. A young man feels at- tracted? He gently blows upon the fame extingushns it. The girl relights it; 1t is a rejection. If she leaves 1t alone the implied offer Is acceptable.
 Even in England these curious markets are not unknown, although they are not openly acknowledged as such One nas been held on St. Martha's hill, Surrey. on each recurring Good Friday. during some centuries. And the statute and mop fairs that are still celebrated in various rural localities are marriage marts in all but name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
THE MARRIED MAN.

From the Atchison Globe.
 Before a man is married he Is con- sdered a fit companion for any woman, but as soon as he is married he Is thought to be dangerous, except when his wife is along with him. A man may travel the world over, and come back all right, but at home he is considered a savage, un- less his wife is along to control him. Young women are allowed to spend a great deal of their time with unmarried men, but if a married man walks along the sidewalk the older members of the family rush out and bring the girls in. The married men must have been guilty of some great wickedness in the past, otherwise they would not be looked upon with so much suspicion. Innocent amuse- except married men; it is generally be- lieved that married man are so wicked that they only enjoy swearing, drinking whisky and chewing plug tobacco. great deal Is done by young women to enter tain unmarried men, but married man, particularly if he has children, Is a wretch if he wants to be entertained be- yond allowing the children to climb over him. Married women have their after noon parties, and enjoy themselves, but a married man is not trusted in the sa- cred precincts of his own home when there Is company; 1t is feared that even his wife may fall to keep him from act ing up, and possibly shooting some of the guests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
The Iron Market.

The Birmingham iron market has been dull for the past few weeks and whiie most of the furnace companies are main tainng quotations at SIP to $125O on a No. basis foundry basis. contracts have been offered this week at a shade under SIP.
 The large buying movement in May and June naturally left the market quiet with rrices inclined to weaken," said an iron broker. There has been one prominent buyer in the market this week for a con siderable tonnage and by August we are apt to have decided activity again. Just s soon another buying movement sets Tn prices will harden at SIP 50 and the ten- Gency will be still higher. At least the statistical position of the market should mean a higher level of prices than we lave had this year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
A Pleasant Summer.

Members of Birmingham's Can't Get Away club are consoling themselves with the thought that the summer heat here is less excessive than it is in the east" said an old citizen. Nearly every summer New York and Washington have hot spells that are hotter than any We have in Birmingham, and a few days ago the thermometer in Washington registered 106 degrees.
 'The mercury has not reached 100 in Birmingham this summer and it is not likely to soar that high It is a pleasant summer. By the way, the summer is half gone and August is hardly ever as hot as July. The backbone of the sum mer, therefore, is either broken or soon will be-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
A Democratic Kinq.

King Edward has won the reputation of being the most democratic and the most popular sovereign in Europe. and his democratic ways are more and more In evidence every year. said a student of world events. Ills career has been sin- gulariy interesting; and his gradual de- velopment of democratic principles has been as marked as 1t has been admir- able.
 His mother, Queen Victoria, was very conservative in her ideas of court etiquette. She conformed strictly to old usage. When Edward ascended the throne he started out by following the court GUS toms; and in doing so he showed his good common sense and also his rev erence and his sense of fitness. But after a little while he showed his good sense again by dispensing with much of the stiff etiquette that had prevailed. and as any President.
 ''The London papers devote much space to King Edwards garden party given at Windsor in June and from all accounts it was the most notable social affair ever seen in England. To begin with, 5000 guests were present There was no reg ulation dress. Many of the men appeared in silk hats, but the majority wore soft hats of black or gray and sack coats. The King himself wore a gray hat. The company included prominent labor lead CTS as well as nobility and the gentry. There were few formal presentations, but on the other hand the King and Queen moved through the crowd chatting in a sociable manner with the rank and file
 King Edward is a great diplomat and a great mixer. And he exercises his de- mocracy in a perfectly natural way with out resorting to anything spectacular or in any wise lowering his dignity. The aristocracy, with old fashioned notions, may think the King a bit too much like every day folks, but he makes no mistake and the longer he lives the greater he becomes in the worlds esteem"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16

bottle into the glass. An! Our dry lips tremble in anticipation.
 Our waiter hands the glass of water to a small sized waiter who has appeared from nowhere-probably from beneath the table. He draws near us with the glass. We reach out our hands for it. but the expression of dlsmay and amazement oil the side whiskers of the assistant head waiter bids us take our hand back.
 It is well that we did so, for the small sized waiter walks around the table and gives the glass to a waiter who has been waiting for it. with napkin in his hands. Majestically he dries the bottom of the glass and then puts it before us.
 Voilal
 C'est une fait accompli!
 Or whatever should be said.
 We gaze about the room and see thar every one who Is eating is beset by the game swarm of walters-or rather by l similar swarm. We wish we were well cut of this, but the die is cast. Through the funereal stiffness of the room we can Tear the steady scratch of the cashiers pen as lie puts more on our bill.
 Desperately we order. Let it be said to the glory of our native land and the honor of the old flag that we make ID mistake We do not even ask for our demitasse of coffee (chicory) untils after we have partaken of the angry cheese and the hard oak crackers.
 But look The cashier has given a waiter our check. He is transmitting it to companion who puts it on a tray and hands it to another, who is releying it by easy stages to the man with the side whiskers. On every face there Is an air of expectancy. M sieur has dined; he will not forget the duty of a gentleman toward those who are willing to lay down their lives in the service of his table.
 Out wonder gleams the dome of Napo- Icons tomb; on the street gay throngs are laughing and chattering; we can even hear the crack of the whip of the cocher as he urges his unwilling steed to help him to get one more fare ere the steed goes to the abattoir.
 But here-Ah, well! The check has come Let us draw a veil over the pain full scene, and study the time card for home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
PITY THE POOR RICH.

From the New York World
 For the millionaire pauper MT. Stuyve- sant Fish as he sails for Europe be- speaks kind word and a helping hand Tt is great deal harder for a man who has been living at the rate of $200,- coo year to get down to a $5O,0OO-a-year standard than 1t is for man who has been living on sl5 week to get along on $1O."
 For eight months ill-fortune has been grinding the face of the rich and no asso- citation for the improvement of their con- dition has raised one cent to relieve their dstress. The bread line gathers nightly at Fleischmans. but neither Sherry's nor Delmonlcos is providing midnight ''hand- outs of terrapin and pate de foies gras