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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
ALLOWED TO CHOOSE mArEs.
Privilege That Is Accorded to French
Female Conxicts.

French female convicts have one
privilege that female convicts Of other
countries do not enjoy-they are al
lowed to get married But the hus-
bands must also be convicts. Every
six months a notice is circulated in
the female penitentiaries calling upon
all women who feel minded to go out
TO New Caledonia, In the South Pacific
and be married to make application
to that effect through the governor.
Elderly women are said to be prompt
in making such applications, but they
are not entertained, as the candidates
must be young and exempt from
physical infirmities The selected can
didates have to SIGN engagements
promising TO marry canylcts and set
tie In New Caledonia FOR the remain
der OF their lives On these conditions
the government transports them and
gives them an outfit and a ticket-of
leave when they land at Noumea
Their marriages are arranged for
them by the governor of the colony,
who has selection of well-behaved
convicts for them to choose from and
ZACH girl may consult her own fancy
within certain limits. for the pro
portion OF marriageable men to won
en- j. about three to one. Sometimes
a1rdens or free settlers have wooed
a pretty female convict. but before
being permitted to marry her must
Place themselves In tho position Of a
ticket-of-leaye man and undertake
never to leave the colony Path.
f7der.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
In His Riqht Vocation.

A prominent western author has a
bright son of IS, who is in bank, and
who also writes verse occasionally
which he submits to his father for
criticism. Not long ago he handed
him one which was returned with the
remark: THAT is positively bad" The
boy looked at him questioningly. You
will have to change 1t before it will
pass" continued his father But l
can't change It IL 1t is bad" said the
boy. with twinkle In bis eye: and
tha father suggested that possibly his
son knew more about banking than
he did about poetry.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
WILL LEAVE 3. g. o.
Assistant Chief Engineer of the Road
: viii Be Consulting Engineer.

Mr. ]ohn +. Greiner has resigned
as assistant chief engineer of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. to take eff
feet May /, for the purpose of deyot-
6ng his entire attention to the pro.
fession of consulting engineer. This
announcement, has been made b Mr..
ID. y. Carothers. chief engineer. In
this capacity he will continue to give
the Baltimore and Ohio the benefit of
Ssais expert knowledge, and it is also
understood that he wa open offices
H. Baltimore, New York ana C licago,
agr. Greiner is probably one of tn .
best known and most thoroughly edu-
Gated and practical civil engineers in
the country. AS an expert on bridge
work be has no peer, and some re-
marlasabIe work on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad forms a part of his sue
cessful achievements. He has person
ally designed or had charge of the
designing and erection of every bridge
constructed on this great railroad
since 1885.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Trcztnas emit of Hardwood

In these days OF polished wood
stairs and Railways 1t is almost i'm
possible. even with frequent polishing,
to keep the wood from getting black.
This is because the dust and dirt
catches In the wax. and fresh rubbing
only buries it deeper.
good scrubbing with soap powder
every month will remove the dirt. and
1t may be scrubbed just as energet.
ically as the plainest Of kitchen floors
Then. when the wax is applied with
the aid Of the. usual heavy polish. the
color OF the wood will have returned
In all the glory OF its first days.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Sl0,000,000 Estimated Loss BY
Fire In Chelsea, Mass.
1900 FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS
Gale Drives Flames Right Across thu
Town, Destroying More Than a
Square Mile Of Property.
Havoc Of the Flames

Dead-Five and probably
more.
Injured-Seyenty-f8e to 80.
Estimated loss-$10, 000, 900.
Area Burned Overcome and
one-half by three-quarters OF a
mile.
Families Homeless-one thou
sand five hundred.
Buildings Burned (inclrding
City Hall)-Thirteen churches.
five schools, 2 hospitals, 80 or
40 factories. 20 business blocks
and 300 tenements.
Trolley cars abandoned ON
account of heat and burned in
the streets.
Buildings in East Boston
burned by embers carried by
the gale.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Children Should Be Models.

The kings OF Persia place their
children under the direction of four Of
the greatest men of the nation, viz,
the most wise, the most just. the
most temperate and the most cour-
ageous. The first teaches them re-
ligion. The second inculcates in them
the strongest principles of truth and
justice From the third they learn
to subdue their passions, and from
the fourth they acquire contempt
of danger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Cure for Criminals.

totally change the character. as, for
instance, mental disease. and even a
slight injury to the brain. 1t is this
latter class OF criminals-vicious by
accident-that has so far come under
surgical treatment There Is no rea-
son why we should not attempt the
same operation on those congenitally
deformed-that is. on the typical pro
fessional criminal, whom so far all
methods OF reform and all varieties
and measures OF punishment have
failed to cure.-Dr. Hollander, In
Strand Magazine
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Mrs Ellen keXSer.

Mrs Ellen Keyser, widow of Lewis
Keyser of Harpers Ferry, died at her
home Sunday afternoon from the IF
fects Of broken limb, sustained sew
eral weeks ago. She was IS years Of
age and is survived by three daugh
ders.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
THOUGHT HE WANTED sNUFFsox
Suspicion Of Piper Not Very Flatter
ing to His Grace.

At dinner given by the marquis
Of Butte, among the guests was well,
known duke who, in full Highland
dress, had his piper standing behind
his chair. AT dessert a very hand.
some and valuable snuffbox belong.
lag to another of the guests was han.
ded round. When the time came to
return 1t to its owner, the snuffbox
could not be found anywhere, though
a very thorough search was made.
The duke was specially anxious about
it, but. with no result Some months
afterwards the duke again donned the
kilt for another public ceremony-the
first time he had worn 1t since the
above dinner--and happening to put
his hand into his sporran he, to his
utmost establishment, found there the
Bnunbox which had been lost at the
public dinner. Turning to his piper,
the duke said: why, this is the snuff
box we were all looking fort Did you
not see me put 1t away in my spor
ran7' Yes. your grace" replied the
piper. Il did, but | thocht ye wushed
tae keep it"-San Francisco Argo-
naut.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
To Sell. Broaddus.

A meeting of the board of trustees
of Broa idus Institute has been called
for next Wednesday forenoon and will
be held in the institute. The object OF
the meeting is to consider the sale of
the institute property to Charles F.
Teter and others, of Philippi, who
have an option on It.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Prudence,

John" said the bride, as they were
starting away, haven't you forgotten
something"
II don't think SO. darling. What do
you mean"
Il didn't see you hand anything to
the minister"
"Oh that's all right. I'll pay him
when we get back from our wedding
trip. I'll know better then than do
now how much he ought to have"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
COUNTY COURT SESSION
People Make Complaint Of PoIu-
ton Of Greeks,
DECIDES AGAINST HANNlSvlLlt
Case Appealed to Circuit court-Li
censcs Granted to Local Liquor
Dealers.

The county court was in session
today, converting at 10 a. m.
Licenses were granted to the fol-
lowing liquor dealers:
WholesaIe-The Reymann Brewing
Go, OF Wheeling. and the German
Brewing Co, OF Cumberland
Retail--Thomas w. Martin, William
w. Westphal, Schleuss & Timmons, j.
p. Creque, Robert Il. MIXER, Kinsey b.
b. Cneeque, A. b. Stewart, William N.
Roach, Daniel McGinnis w. S. Little.
w. II. Myers, c. H. Bowers, Walter
J. Lambert, D. H. Barry, George w.
sSchill and f. K Combs
Petition Presented
A petition signed by property own
ers along Dyewater run and the Tus-
carona and Opequon creeks was pre-
scented to the court calling attention
20 the polluted condition of those
streams on account of refuse from
she Wooden mills, kilbourn mills and
the gas works. The court went down
chere this afternoon to see about IT,
Decision Against Distillers.
THE county court, at the session
this afternoon, decided against the
HaHnis Distilling Co. in the case of
the application filed by the distilling
company to be relieved from the tax
assessment for the year 1907 on
1000 barrels of whiskey stored in
the bonded warehouses here.
The Hannis people contended that
the whskey was owned by parties
elsewhere to whom 1T had been sold
and LEFT in storage to age.
The Hannis Distilling Co, through
counsel, fled exceptions to the decis-
ion OF the county court and win carry
the case to the circuit court of Berke-
ley county.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Quick climatic changes try stror

Quick climatic changes try strong
constitutions and cause, among other
evils, nasal catarrh, a troublesome
and offensive disease. Sneezing and
snuffiing, coughing and difficult breath
ing, and the dip, drip of the foul
discharge into the throat-all are end
ed by Ely's Cream Balm. This honest
remedy contains no cocaine. mercury.
Lor other harmful ingredient The
worst cases yield to treatment in a
short time. All druggists Soc, or
mailed by Ely Bros, sc Warren
street, New York.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
jefferson For seherr and Taft.

At Saturdays republican county
convention Mr.. T. L. Jeffords presided.
Resolutions were passed indorsing
Taft for president Seherr for governor
and George C. Sturgiss for congress.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Nav Conception Of scotch Dialect.

Some pears ago the college entrance
requirements ia English called for the
careful study" OF four or i've Eng
lish classics, one of which was Car
lyle's Essay on Burns. The applf-
cants for admission to q certain Penn
sylyania college were asked to make
an estimate of the literary value OF
Burns poetry, One aspirant FOR
freshman standing concluded his little
essay with the following remarkable
sentence. Burns would of been a
far greater poet IL he had not OF
used so much slang."-Harper's
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
silver, Aluminium Jelly MouIds Free

Individually Nodded deserts e now
considered the proper thing. The
moHidB are hard to get outside the
aarge atfes, bat users of JELL-O, The
Dainty Dessert, can get hem absolute
~ Tree. Circular in each package ex-
planning anti Illustrating the different
patterns. JELL~O is sold by az good
groeers at 10 cents per package. Do
THot accept substitute or you will
ar disappointed
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18

that couple of wires snapped. The
damage was repaired in the evening.
SNAP SHOTS.
The Gray boom is spreading ~
Shad have gone up in price.
Set up jobs sometimes get tum-
BILE.
No strawberry sundaes are yet in
sight.
Compton & Son do business on the
square
The smell of the burning brush is in
the air.
The pear trees are in full bloom
and look pretty.
If YOU have a preference. name
your candidate.
Spring is recovering from the set
back of last week.
The ,hurch choirs are busy prepar-
ing the Easter music.
He who would do business tomor-
row should advertise today.
Give us good tickets, then it will
matter title which party wins
The democrats will nominate a can
didate for mayor on Thursday, April
%.
An effort is being made to bring
about the adjournment of congress on
May 8.
The organ grinder with his red-coat-
ed monkey is slow putting in an APP
pearance.
Three popcorn stands at the inter-
section of Burke and Queen streets
gather in the loose nickels.
In the coming city election the eff
fort should be to place only the best
men available on the ticket to be yot-
ed.
Eighteen kinds of joyful entertain
ment are being planned for the sailor
boys of the big fleet when they reach
San Francisco.
A man of strong moral character
and of thorough business qualificar
tions is the man needed at the head
of our municipal affairs.
The Sunday luxuries OF ice cream
and soda water, and even an extra
cigar, are to be Sunday luxuries no
more, except it be that the supply Is
laid in on Saturday.
Both parties have excellent material
for the makeup of the city ticket, and
we have a right to expect the names
of men on both tickets who ne fully
deserving of the trust for which they
stand
The mayor issues his proclamation
with reference to unlawful Sunday
selling. He intends that the law shall
be enforced. If any are guilty of vio-
lating it, they win do well If they
keep closed doors.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
A Master Stroke.

rs your daughter as smart as her
old dad?"
Smart? Going to marry a duke"
lis that smart?"
''In this case, yes. Love match; gets
him for nothing"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Natal Statistics,

Born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Hook
renberry. Third street, daughter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
WIND BLEW STACK DOWN
High Wind Saturday Afternoon
Does Damage.
CRASH AT WOODEN MILLS
Electric Light Pole Blown Over and
Wires Snapped on Winchester
Avenue.
Avenue

The sixty-foot iron smoke stack at
the cashmere mill was blown down
Saturday afternoon about four O'Clock
by the force of the high wind prevail
ing that day A number of electric
light and telephone wires were torn
down in the crash.
The stack fell across the dye house
and slightly damaged the root.
The stack had just beeen painted
a week ago by Walter l.. Poole, of
Baltimore, who Is now painting the
104-foot tower at the Kigbourn mill,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Wires Blown Down.

During the high wind that prevailed
here Saturday afternoon an electric
light pole was partly blown over GA
Winchester avenue with ne result
that couple of wires snapped. The
damage was repaired in the evening.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18

The mayor issues his proclamation
with reference to unlawful Sunday
selling. He intends that the law shall
be enforced. If any are guilty of vio-
lating it, they win do we'll If they
keep closed doors.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
Worst Since 1872.

This is the most disastrous fire that
has occur ed in the Metropolitan DIS
trict Greater BOSTON, since 1872,
when 90 acres of the business distrtt
OF Boston were burned, with loss OF
$50, 000.0 900 That confagraoion start
ed at the corner of Sumner and King,
ston streets and was not gotten lndei
control for several days
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18

The Sunday luxuries OF ice cream
and soda water, and even an extra
more, except it be that the supply is
laid in on Saturday.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18

Both parties have excellent material
for the makeup of the city ticket, and
we have a right to expect the names
of men on both tickets who ne fully
deserving of the trust for which they
stand
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18

A man OF strong moral character
and of thorough business qualificar
tions is the man needed at the head
of our municipal affairs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18

Eighteen kinds of joyful entertain
ment are being planned for the sailor
boys of the big fleet when they reach
San Francisco.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-18
SNAP SHOTS. ,

The Gray boom is spreading. -
Shad have gone up in price.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-07
DEGREES MUST STAND
Exequaturs of American Con-
suIs to Honduras Will Not
Be Cancelled.
UNITED STATES SURPRISED.

Washington, Aug. 7-Hoduras re-
fuses to revoke the DEGREES issued by
President Davila canceling the exc
quaturs of American Consul Drew
Linard and Vice Consul Virgil c. Rey-
nolds at Ceiba on the ground that they
had interfered in the internal politics
of Honduras, and that, with the Vice
Consuls of France and Norway, they
advised the surrender of Ceiba to the
revolutionists. The decree of cancel
lation already has been published in
the official gazette of Honduras,
which, in refusing to revoke it, takes
the view that such action would
wound the sovereignty of the Govern
ment and place it in bad position be-
fore the other Central American
states.
The action of Honduras is a sur
prise to the State Department, as it
was confidently hoped that President
Davila would revoke the decree as an
act of courtesy. If for no other reason,
so that the consular officers would be
free to continue in the discharge of
their duties, leaving the general ques-
ton of the charges affecting them a
subject for futu." consideration when
all the evidence has been fully consid-
cred by both Governments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-07
S|XTY-TWO STORY
BUILDING APPROVED
Thousand Foot Skyscraper of
Equitable May Never Be
Built, However.
fP0LICY HOLDERS OBJECT.
EXPENSE ENTAILED IN ERECTION
OF MONSTER BUILDING WOULD
BE NEAR $4,000, ooo-MoRToN
FAVoRS IT.

; New. York, Aug. THE Building
Department has officially approved
! the plans for the proposed 10000, 900
.sixty-twostory office building de-
signed for the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society to replace it's present
building on Broadway.
The structure is designed to cover
the Broadway block bounded by Mas
sau, Pine and Cedar streets. AL
though the plans have been approved
. it is still very doubtful If the thousand
foot skyscraper will ever be erected
by the Equitable for a controversy has
arisen over the ACCESSIBILITY of such a
move.
The officials of the society have just
issued statement to the effect that
they have not yet come to any definite
decision regarding a new building.
When the intention of putting ID the
sixty-two-story structure was recently
announced it evoked much criticism
on the part of the policy holders, who
objected to the expense which it
would entail.
Paul Morton, President of the So
that the present building yields so
small an Misunderstanding under
per cent-that its disappearance is
practically decided on, but nothing is
settled as yet as to the nature or site
of the structure which is to be erected
in its stead.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-07
AUCKLAND EXCITED
Citizens Grow Feverish as the
American Fleet Ap-
proaches.
GREAT RECEPTION PLANNED

Auckland, Aug. 7.-As the American
battlesnip fleet draws near, excite
ment in Auckland grows feverish
An immense army of laborers is en-
gagged in completing the decorations
and the Examinations. The water
front and the city present a magnif-
cent spectacle.
Tho main streets are being trans
formed into fairy bowers of palms and
bunting, among which are Transparent
cies bearing portraits of President
Roosevelt, King Edward. Admiral
Sperry, the late Premier Richard Sed-
don and the present Premier, Sir Jo-
seph Ward.
Everywhere are the intertwined flags
of America and England. and every
where Americans and Britishers ere
fraternizing.
The Government buildings will pre-
sent perfect blaze of lights. arranged
to depict the fighting top of a battle
ship.
The fleet is expected to arrive Sun
day morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-07
MODERN SURGERY.
Time Saving Is One of It's Most I'm
portant Considerations.


Time Saving Is One of It's Most Inn
portant Considerations.
Time saving is one of the most i'm
portant considerations in all surgery.
Any major operation lasting more than
an hour and a half entails an addition
al risk. In operations of long dura-
ton the chances of recovery are COM
paratively small. This is due to shock,
to the cumulative effect of the an
aesthetic, to loss of blood and to lower
ing of the patients temperature by the
exposure OF internal areas to the air.
Because of this the best surgeons work
with mechanical precision and econ
omy of movement. Everything Is ready
before the operation commences; an as
sistant is at hand to look after the de
tails of actual work, such as holding
back the edges of the incision, adjust
ing the ligatures, etc, an expert in an
aesthesia handles the chloroform and
watches the subjects pulse and respi-
ration In order that the operators time
may be devoted wholly to one point
and deft nurse, adept in the use of
every instrument, needle and chemical
preparation, is at the surgeons elbow
ready to hand out at a word-some-
times before the word-the shining i'm
plements already filed in the order of
their probab use.
Two visiting surgeons at one Of the
New York hospitals got markedly
varying percentage of mortality in a
common abdominal operation.
What is the difference between the
two operators?" l asked Of one of the
house staff in attendance.
About twenty minutes" he said sue
cinctly.-McClure's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-07
FATAL BULLET ENDS
BOARDER'S FIST FIGHT
Men Fight Duel to Death in
Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. Thomas
Bartlett, aged IS years. shot and in
stantly killed Charles Custer, of Ev-
ansville. last night. They had gone
10 the bank of the White River at the
foot of Wabash street, TO settle a
grievance. according to a witness, by
fighting with their fists.
According to Herbert Bartlett, a
cousin of the man accused of murder
and a close friend OF Custer, the man
who fired the shot was the aggressor
He said that his cousin had been
knocking" Custer and himself, and
that he had attempted TO convince the
woman at whose house they boarded
that she would not be able to collect
the money which Custer and Herbert
Bartlett owed her.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-07
OILS FROM FISH.
Valuable Themselves, Are Also
Their Byproducts.

Valuable Themselves, Are Also
Their Byproducts.
The preparation of oil from aquatic
animals for both medicinal and tech
nical purposes is of great Importance.
The principal oil producers are the
whales, porpoises, blackfish. seals. wal
rus, menhaden. herring, cod, paddock,
pollock. hake. c.lsk. ling, shark, dogfsh,
alligator and turtle.
Various subsidiary products are OBJ.
tanned from these aquatic oils and
form a source of considerable profit to
the refiner. Among the more important
Of these products may be noted the
following:
At a low temperature there may be
separated from all varieties of aquatic
oils solid fat or grease known as
"foots" or "stearin" which is somewhat
similar to the tallow obtained from
sheep and oxen. 1t is used as a substi-
tute for tallow from sheep and oxen
in sizing yarns, as emollient In leather
dressing etc. BY bleaching the oils a
semisolid fat known as sperm SOAP
whale soap" "menhaden soap" etc,
according to the variety Of oil treated
Is produced. This material is used In
smearing sheep, washing fruit trees
soap manufacture, etc. BY refining
sperm oil sperna ceti Is obtained, and
this is used principally in candle max
ing, as an ointment for medicinal pur-
poses. for producing a polish on linen
In laundering and for self lubricating
cartridges.
After the oil Is extracted the result
ing scrap or refuse is dried and sold as
fertilizer.