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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26

Rev II. g. v. Campbell, who has
been pastor OF the Presbyterian church
al salem, Virginia for talrtesn
years has found it necessary
to resign on account Of hts health. Mi.
Campbell has msny ffseaas ia this
section VINO regret that DO has been
forced to this step by bad health.
The Ssiem Tlsacs- Register and sem
tinci says;
At the conclusion Of the services In
the Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning, the pastor IL G. ". Camp
bell, rendered bis resignation to take
effect NJ y 8rd. Krv. Campbell has
been in tad health fer the last several
years, aud upon the advice Of his phy-
stefan rendered his resignation, and
will go to Berkeley springs, w. VA,
to recuperatc his health.
Rev. Mr. Campbell has been pastor
OF the Presbyterian church here for
the past thirteen years, during when
tune be has been an acceptable and
faithful pastor, loved BY all who knew
HIM, His resignation was quito 4 sur~
PRISE 70 the congregation, and was re-
cesvcd with profound rsgrst. A con-
gftgatiouai meeting win be called in
April by the sesslun to receive and
pass upon this resignation.
onIy one service. on each Sabbath
morning, Will he nelA from nov until
May sra. when aev Aftph@ll' ! reslg-
nation viii be acsel apon hy The ssont-
gomery PresbytesV which e5n venes iii
Cbristiansburg Ill lAat fline:
MIR. t'ampbell has aaen ia ter fur
long time and he ASA his family have
sndeared Themselves 10 the cpngsega-
tion and 10 the cssixeas 81 tsse cotnaaiuss-
! nv irrespective III eligisia leaning.
His departure Will IN s4ss ana naefla-
orabie one. The tles. Register aufi
Sentinei ~ sure II Voices Tia sentfaaNnl
Of the entire community whom IL al4s d
Mr.. Campbell has E.ean one af tho
most popular and dearly beloved asaa.
listers among the people generally thAt
ever lived n salem. We wish fur ilinl
and his devoted wife aud fanny snany
years Of life and happiness.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26

The Vi tim Ut his own trap, Clarence
brooks, 4 farmer 90 the Iiillen road id
baltimore county, Il suffering agony
and wishing be had never tried 70 take
revense against chicken thieves. 10
punish raiders uf his hennery brooks
rugged up q gun, loaded 1t with coarse
sand and 80 arranged q string attach
cd to the trigger that the slightest
touch would fire It. Tho trs p.waa ut
for two weeks but NJ chicken thieves
appeared. The other night BROOKE
having forgotten about the this W.
went to the hennery fer some eggs. He
made his way % tbs nests, gathered
the eggs and was about to leave tho
building when the gun went Oh. md
Brooks screamed with pain. The gun
wad AID charge Of sand entered the
small Of his back, iniiicting an ugly
and dangerous wo1nd.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26
COAa'SslcSER'S NOTICE
Daniel cfoss,
W, In Chaneefy

jessie Womax, 81 al \
COMMISSIONER OFF srFs
Mastiashnsg. w Va, Feb 49, loco
To all parties at interest IN The above eptitied
Cause,
BY virtue OF decree Of the Circuit Court Of fias-
kesy Coanty W. Va entered in the above cntitlrd
cause on thu asnd day OF jhnnafv. ieoo the sanle
was srierre % with tnstructons ascertain All
sspon toisows;
First The real estate owned by the said defend-
Aut Jesse Womax. wHere situated. It's description,
s.id the lee simple annual fentAs value thereof
Secondly; 4 he liens said real estate. by whom
Geld, ~ith their amounts and priosisiss thereon.
Thralyt Wheth the fents torn the sa,d real
estate wilipay Oh and discharge all he liens In 1--WE
years
Fourthiy; Any such other matters a. any party
In interest MAJ reqsne. the same being pertissnt,
or such other matters as may deem pertinent,
whether required Ut not
Yoa will therefor sake notice that have aised
en- the 10th day 81 Msrch, tgoo AZ 10 o'clock A NJ.
~ the time whsu and my office 10 the Pubic square
Mastins5urEs Berkeley Co., w. Va, as Tho place
where shall prosesd % execute the said 9eerec,
and II, from any cause, the shall not be M
pisted on thar day. will be adj oasne from time
10 time, ~ the same place. until compiled.
Given under my hand this 18th day 81 Fac fooa
II. X. HAktlHUN. Commits ipner.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26

A bet made between D. r. Rouzer
and Fl. c. Foreman at Thurmont, Md. \
that March never fell on Sunday Was
proved by Mr., Foreman, who got his
Hagerstown Almanac Of 1877 aud pr
duced the evidence that March nevs
fell ouSunday. He won the dollar. A
2O0-year calendar also Ssesl Il at
March 1917, will fall on Sufda.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26

IronvIIIe. Virginia.

IronvIile, Virginia
This Institution offers its services u
physicians and others, free Of charge !,
for the promptlnicrsscopical examina-
ton Of fputum and, by appointmens !,
for physical examination Of patients.
Boxes and directions for maiiin 4
sputum will be forwarded on rsceip i
ef Sc to cover cost.
The institution 10 eleemosynary
Rates for modern hygienic-dietstie
treatment, Will close individual a.
teation, range from $40 u US monthly
for all essentials, such " bed, board !,
laundry, medicine and medical sef-.
vice.
X. M. Ferguson, ~. y.
Resident Superintendent.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26
POSTPONED SALE
The following sale has been post.
pond from Saturday Mar. toto Sat
Mar. u
PUBLIC SALE
of.yaIuasle
Real Estate
POSTPONED SALE

TIE undersigned wilt sell AZ public auction al
tie front door OF the Ionaty Iouts House Mar
tinsaurg, 90
Saturday Mar. %. 1909
beginning at isop m. Ill the resi-estste owned by
hsF Va NJ rIinsbufg. as described below:
Fu<t Nc
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26

On April % the debating teams or
Johns Hopkins University and Wash i
ington and Lee University will debate
the question. ssThat eur legislation
should be shaped toward the abandon
meut OF the Protective Tariff Johna
Hopkins University submitted the
question, and Washington and Lee
selected the Affirmative. The debate
will be held in the Mccoy Hall, BaIti-
more. The Captain u the team for
Washington and Lee University NJ
Omsr I. Kaylor, st. James. Mr.Kay
lor has had considerable experiences a.
q public speaker
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26
Special Commissioners Sale
or Valuable
REAL ESTATE

BY virtue OF the authority vested IN the I'M
dersig ed special commissioner by decree
OF tic circuit court of Berkeley county, w
Va, in the chancery cause Of J. w. Hardy
administrator VS. Dnisy Wilson ef nj therein
pending entered on January Is 1909 / will
sell at public auction 10 the highest bidder ut
the front door OF the county court house In
Martinsburg, w. Va, Oh
Saturday March 20 1909
beginning at l.s0 O'Clock p. m. the following
Real Estate
That certain tract or parcel of real estate OF
which George W Hardy died seized and pos
sessed containing
4 Acres
more or less lying and being In Arden district
berkeley COUNTY w. Va, 0 miles southeast OF
Martinsburg on the leading from MartfnsourQ
to Burrs' 4 I'd. said LOT IL improved by good
t~ osstsry
Dwelling House
stable. and all the otner out buildings, good
water, conveniently located 10 mill, church
and schools aud viii malsea good home
Terms
As fixed by the decree one-third OF the pur.
chase money must be paid on the day OF sale
ana the balance 10 De laid in two equal an
nual pay ments Of one and two years The pup-
for the deferred payments said notes to bear
interest from dale and 10 be secured by deed
q trust on the property sod. x
w. w. Downey, Special Com'rs
! i. Dew. Gerhardt clerk OF the circuit court
OF Perkeiey county, W. Va, 40 here by cert fy
that w. w Downey the above special COM
missioner In the above entitled cause has
l.. Dew. Gerhardt, Clerk
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26
NOTICE TO LIgnHoLDERS.

Mstinsburg. W. Va, Feb. is 1909.
Toall persous holding lien BY Judgment or
otherwise on the real estasa,or any part Their e.
OF, OF Jesse Woinax.
In Pursuance Of = decrsc OF the Circuit Court
Of Berkeley 20, W. Va. made In d cause
therein pending, TO subject the real estate OF
the anid Jesse omax, 10 tho satisfaction n
the Tiers tnereon, you are required 10 present
all claims held hS YOU IA each OF you a gai MT
the SAID Jesse Womax. which ARE iienx ~ his
real estate, or any pat III il, for adjudication
70 me, A. nv office IN the Public square, IL
Msrtinsbuig, W Va, on or before inc igtn
day of Marcn, 1870 al 10 o'clock H. nj
Given under my hand this 18th day OF Fei,
1909. -
r. X. Harrison. Comr
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26
Application For Liquor License

Pursuant 10 the provisions Of thes Acts Of the
Legislature for 1906 fer the regulation OF license
notice Il hereby given that the following APP
plicaton for transfer Of license has been filed AZ
this Office for the sale pf spirtnous liquors Wines
porter ale. beer, and ike nature.
George W. seibert residence Berkeley Hotel
Martinsburg. W. Va place for which license Is
desired Is No. 236 \. Queen ST., Martinsburg, w.
Va.
Given under my hand and the seal Of Berkeley
County this 9Th. day of February, 1909
T. A. Hobbs
Clerk County Court Of Berkeley CO.
fSealI
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26

IL you have pains In the back, Urinary. Blad-
der or Kidney trouble, and want certain. pleas
ant herb cure for woman's lila try Mother Gray's
Australian Leaf. 1t Is safe and never-faiiing
regulator At Druggists or BY maii 30 cts sam
ple package Free. Address, The Mother Gray
Co. Leroy. n. Y.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26

Saturday Mar. 81, 1909
bsginaing at i:ssp m Ill the res,-esss,e owned by
hsr Va Mirnnsburg, as described below;
Fmss. Ny
Residence Property
kno-n as III. t,r. y. %. sAksr home property on
cas- husss ST lot zsszco tees. with aiey In rear
THIS house fine TIRES story brick ons Of tho
heN bull knouses IN thscity. esatasns IL rooms M
ciuding q we'll equipped BATH sem. The hcusc 10
well papsred and excellent condition.. II Inns We
tweea the properties Of Dt. y w. McShefry aad
u, StucKsy and 10 most desirable Locality.
tfood Stable a1d other outoutidingx. This properly
was conveyed by the estate OF Dr., saksr 10 The
owner which ascd "a Of record deed book us page
i9l ard 10 the said bascr BY Thos. ". 3 Qusgisy
and wife BY dead which Is Of record in deed book o.
page sog OF tho land records OF berkeley County.
second The
showers Corner Property
lying on the northeast corner OF w. Kng and 4
kaeiga streets IN Martinsbarg trpntng So fcst
more OF less on King and 81 more or less on Kai-
eigh street This iot IS improved by a-tfame dwss-
first the corner lot fronting =, Ia eet on King 81
and the next lot on the east fronting on King ST.
feet and grid the merit lot on the east fronting on
offered as whole. This properly vas conveyed 10
the Undersigned BY ps. ! = BOOK, executor a AL
hy deed dated Aug 80. 100 and OF rscofa in deed
hoax s9 psg e4s6
Third
Double Houses and Vacant Lot
located an the corncr Of Race and North Hitch
SIS, These houses frame with slate root and
porches and wsl equs pea rented Tor the
coming yea. The lot on the corner an feet frrns-
lag High Street il unimpr3vcd thr next fronting
on the street farke lots are all arranged
with alisy ways the de OF eacn. The Nv Q sast
named lots are each ,snpsov ed by good
2Story Double Houses
These properties we,e formerly owned by Hale
ham Mason ct AL
Fourth. lot parcel Of land containing
One Acre and 3 square Poles
lying on the Tuscarora crcek Just east Of the Mar.
nnsburg gas house, excellent pasfur trucking
lot, icing the same rcai-estatc conveyed by Pitxer
and Mestennavcr special commissioners which
deed Of conveyance Is OF record "a deed book 95
page 37i,
All The above houses are rented sfor the year
beginning April ioo9. and the rents will 30 the
purchasers
Termk
one-thrd the purchase money cash and the
balance In two equal annual payment OF one
and two years the purchaser TO give note for
The deferred payments with interest from date
AID the title to the VI operty sold retained as
security for the said notes.
Mrs Edith l. Moore.
Dodd & Hoffman, auct.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26

Thc scventy-foufth annual report
mailed to the shareholders
or the q. v. railroad shows that on the
main line and branches the gross ear
nings decreased s525, s45.42, and the
operating expenses, including taxes,
$454, 2243 IA making decrease Ia ret
earnings frefn operating of s7l ,Ioi .9s.
The ratio Of operating expenses, inciud-
ing taxes, to gross earnings was 1904
par cent. Is con- pared with $8z.08 per
cent. for the previous year.
The net iscome amounted TO S932 =
$685. 81 aud after deducIing therefro d
dividends Of s2is, 042 there remains \
balance OF s7i9,0l6.g7, whish has bssn
transferred to what IL known a. the
Extraordinary Expenditure Fund.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26
Order of Publiction

Al rules held in the Cirrk's Office Of the Circuit
Court VI Berkeley County, the Isl day Of March
ioee.
vs. Ia cbsncery.
charles a. Hiee.
defendant
The object OF the above sal, Is to obtain decree
Tor absosdte divorce for plaintiff from defendant.
70 obtain The care, custody ana maintenance 81 the
children born " tfle marriage between piaiutsH and
defendant on behalf vi the piaHtH, II appeal
ing affidavit filed n this suii, that tho sad de-
tendsnt haries IA kfce N ann. fesd@Et Of this
State. ne i hereby required TO appear at the said
Clerks office, wHbin one month from the sth day
Of March looy the date II the first publication here
OF and do wi at Is Necessary 10 prosct his interest
IN this after
l. Dew Gerh2rdf, CLERK.
Allen y Noli. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Notice to Take Deposition.
Maggie B. Ries plaintiff, Ia the Circuit Court
Charles n. hice defendant State u Va.
TO Charles IA kiee;
Talks notice that tho dispositions 81 Maybe II.
Rice and other will be takea the Office
Of Alien b. Noli In Martinsburg. ia the CouEty Of
Berkeley and State d w. Va on the 9th day u
April 1900. befween the hsprs OF On and p. ~.
cause. In behalf Ut the plaintiff.
II trom any Gauss, the taking OF the sauze shall
not - commenced Or being commenced, snail not
be comp etsd on that day. the taking of the aame
VIII be sdjourned from time 70 tllns uofi thay
completed Yours, etc,
Maggie b. Rics,
Alien B. Noh. astssasy Tor p iai4 I'D
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30
Minnesota the most beautiful place
in the world to live in.l

Minnesota the most beautiful place
in the world to live in
IF there is no public library, no
stone should be left unturned until
by means of Mr.. Carnegie's general
provision one has been established,
and there has been placed therein
pictures that shall be instructive in
the history Of art. To establish in
every town some systematic training
for adults is a much needed work.
Large sums Of money are freely
spent to educate the children, but
as soon as the young people ,e we
school they are considered able to
provide their own mental food, and
the consequence is that most of
them starve. l regard this as the
great weakness of our educational
system"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30

St. Paul papers allege meeting
of the state senators interested in
the attempt to kill the roads appro-
priation bill or ''pork barrer' bill,
last Friday, one account stating that
if the bill was declared unconstitu-
tionaI an attempt would be made by
the senators to retaliate by having
suits brought to block the state fair
grand stand appropriation and 9TH
ers in which the cities are directly
interested. Senator Seward, in an
interview quoted in the Minneapolis
Journal, declared that such retalia-
ton would be boys play, and he is
about right. But the senators are
disposed to see that the best legal
talent is enlisted to defend the con-
stitutionality of the bill, and if pos
sible have Ed. Young. who has rem
dered an opinion as attorney gener-
al that such legislation is constitu-
tional, associated as attorney in the
case. Senator Seward called the
senator's together for this purpose,
but disclaims any intention to intim-
idate the supreme court.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30
Going to Seattle?

Special low reduced rates from all
points daily via the Chicago & North
Western Ry. to the Exposition at
Seattle, the Yellowstone Park, Yo-
semitic, Colorado and the Pacific
Coast.
Choice of routes and splendid SER
vice of electric-lighted, luxuriously-
equipped trains daily between Chi
cago and all principal points west
and northwest.
Illustrated folder. descriptive of
the Exposition. booklets, maps and
itineraries of personally conducted
tours to all points of interest, free
on application to any ticket agent,
The North Western Line. 46-3t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30

than forty per cent. But as to this
last item. the suggestion arises that
it is not unlikely that the price of
living has also risen very materially
in England as it has in this country.
The statement leaves little ground
for the suspicion that has existed
that ]. Bulls family is running out.
We expect that the next years CEN
sus in this country will show just as
great improvement in social and
economic conditions, in spite of the
doleful predictions of certain alarm :
lists. There is much that calls for
betterment in the industrial, COM
and political conditions of
our country, but at the worst, the
world do move, and in the main, in
the right direction.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30
"PORK BARREL" LAW EQUITABLE

ED. GAZETTE: The appropriation
of 5000, 900 by the last legislature
for roads and bridges for the next
two years has brought out a good
deal of dissension that no doubt will
open the way to a better understand
ing of our road and bridge laws.
The tone of some of the papers
would indicate that the legislature
has gone outside of law and prece-
dent; this action, however, was not
new thing. but in keeping with a
practice that has. held from the
early days of the state. The first
fund that came in for this purpose
was the five per cent paid by the
government on all sales of land with
in state to be devoted to internal
improvements. The money was
placed in special account and ap-
propriated by the legislature. Later
moneys from the internal improve
ment land fund, created by a gift
by the government of 100000 acres
of land for internal Improvement,
were credited to the account. and to
this. under an..amendment to article
nine of the constitution, known as
the good roads amendment, the
legislature is authorized to levy an
annual tax of one twentieth of one
mill on all the taxable property
within the state.
Thus far the legislature has dis
posed Of this fund and there are no
complaints that the trust has not
been wisely managed. 1t is mat
ter of general interest that the high
ways of the state be improved and
there is no question that all the
property of the state should be
taxed for that purpose.
We are not raising the question
of the manner in which the road
and bridge fund is to be distributed,
as that question is in the supreme
court, but as we see it the principle
Of levying taxes to develop all parts
of the state is correct and calculated
to best help the newer settlements
to best develop their resources. The
law limits the payment on any road
or bridge to one third of the expen-
diture. thus compelling every local.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30
WILL USE ROCK BALLAST.
Northwestern Begins Systematic I'm
pr0vement of Its ROadbed.

A press dispatch from Winona
states that an official announcement
has been received in Winona that the
company has abandoned the use of
gravel as a ballast for its roadbeds.
and that in the future. beginning at
once, the tracks of this system will
receive crushed half inch rock.
The establishment of stone crush
ing plant at Stockton bears out the
announcement and the supplies over
that division will be distributed from
the plant just few miles east of
Winona. Rock for ballasting is now
being turned out at rapid rate.
The company has begun this work
and it is stated that but about fif-
teen miles of rock ballast can be
placed in year, so that the work
will occupy number of years.
AS explained by a local official of
the road, the rock ballast is being
used so that it will lay the dust and
will make a more permanent road
bed than gravel. 1t is claimed that
there is an enormous waste in the
gravel ballast, due to the disturbance
of the roadbed by swiftly moving
passenger and freight trains.
The great suction caused by these
trains draws from the bed great
quantities of sand and gravel, which
is used as a filler. The continuous
removal of the fine qualities reduces
the stability of the ballast requiring
that the roadbed be reballasted
about every seven years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30
Low Rates East Via the Northwestern
Line.

Round-trip excursion tickets on
sale daily during June and July to
various eastern seaside and noun
tain resorts, to New York City,
Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec,
Niagara Falls, Atlantic City and nu-
merous other points in New England
and along the St. Lawrence river.
Liberal return limits and favorable
stop-over privileges.
Fast modern equipped trains leave
at convenient hours. making direct
connections at Chicago with the
trains Of all lines east.
The best Of everything. Plan
your trip now. For full particulars
apply to any ticket agent, The North
Western Line. = 46-3t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30

1t is the fashion to fall into the
pessimistic strain regarding the fu-
ture of our race and deduce the con-
clusion that the tendency of present
civilization is toward decay and de-
terioration. Sensational magazine
writer's have done much to encour-
age this line of thought and we have
read not little to'show that in Eng
land and other foreign countries the
tendency is markedly in this direc-
ton. The Minneapolis Journal re-
Gently quoted from a statement
issued from the office of John Burns,
the British laborer-statesman, who
produces statistics showing that the
population of Great Britain has al
most doubled during the years be-
tween 1851 and 1908, that the aver
age length of human life is greater,
that infant mortality has fallen off
from $50 to 118 per thousand during
that time, that typhoid and small
pox have been almost wiped out, and
that the mortality from tuberculo-
sis has been reduced one-half. Pau
perism has been reduced more than
one half and wages have risen more
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-30

er on Governor Johnson's veto of
the tonnage tax bill, and these are
his conclusions:
IF the tonnage tax was wrong it
ought not to have been endorsed in
the Democratic platform.
eff the governor believed the ton
mage tax wrong he ought to have
repudiated the plank of the platform
Immediately.
eff he intended to veto such a
bill he ought to have announced
such intention, so that the voters
could have been informed upon the
subject and taken it into considera-
ton in deciding how to vote.
"A platform is in the nature of a
contract between the public and the
official, and the official is not at lib
erty to rescind the contract after
the voters have ratified it,"