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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-22

According to the Wall Street Jour
nal, better times are coming soon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-22
Among the Sick.

Mrs. G. W. Rentch continues very
Ill at her home IN West King street.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-22

Subscribe for The Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-22

Unless there is daily action OF the bow
els, poisonous products are absorbed,
causing headache, biliousness, nausea,
dyspepsia. We wish you would ask your
doctor about correcting your constipation
by taking laxative doses OF Ayers Pills.
Made BY the J. C. Aver Co.. Lowell. Mass.---
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11

Pills gently
all abouhem
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
May Reopen Tariff EIaht.

Stand-pat Republicans In Washing.
ton do not like the clamor coming from
various quarters for another revision
of the tariff by the present congress.
They are very much provoked over
the situation and are particularly In.
censed with Representatives James r.
Mann. of Illinois. who has announced
a purpose 10 introduce a series OF bills
In the house that is expected to open
up the tariff for serious discussion at
the coming session. Mr.. Manns promi-
hence and his afiiliation with the Can
non organization make his course
something to be reckoned with.
Representative Serene z. Payne. of
New York. chairman of the committee
on ways and means. who has Just
come to town. pooh-poohs the idea
that the house may be induced this
winter to revise the tariff in whole as
demanded by Republican insurgents
in the west or in part as proposed by
Representative Mann.
II is a pretty prevalent belief In
Washington that the Mann bills, re-
lating In the main to the trade rela-
tons OF the United States with Can
ada. will offer an excuse for agitation
by Republicans such as Senator Cum
Minis. OF Iowa. who insists that the
party failed to conform to its platform
pledges Of 1908 when II placed the
Payne tariff act before the president
Tor approval. One OF Mr.. Mann's bills
provides for a change In the wood
pulp print paper schedule of the new
iariff law; another exempts Canadian
products from the application OF the
maximum tariff. and third provides
for postponing the date upon which
the maximum tariff shall become ef-
fective.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11

iels on the borders of Kentucky and
West Virginia. The Christians live In
Mingo county. West Virginia, and the
Daniels in Pike county. Kentucky.
About three weeks ago George
Christian ventured to the Kentucky
side and was killed by Jim Daniels
The men we're brothers-in.law and had
formerly been allies.
The Christians swore out warrants
for Jim Daniels and his brother
Charles and led posse OF Pike county
officers to serve them at the Daniels
home.
When the officers had approached
within few feet of the house. Mrs
Daniels and her daughter opened fire
with rifles, one Of the posse receiving
a bullet in the arm.
Mrs. Daniels was first shot down
and her daughter stood over her and
fred upon the posse until she dropped
dead across her mother. pierced by
three bullets.
BY their sclf-sacrifice the mother
and daughter had enabled the men to
escape
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
Reorganization In the Navy.

A sweeping reorganization OF the
naval establishment OF the United
States was begun on Dec. I. Practi
cally the whols reorganization scheme
was put into operation without addi
tional legislation by congress.
The principal features of the reor
sanizatIon are as follows:
The creation of an advisory council
OF four officers OF rank and expert
ence TO act as advisers TO the secre
tary Of the navy.
The grouping of the bureaus of the
department into two main divisions
of material and personnel according
to the nature of their duties.
The establishment of q division Of
operations Of the feet
The establishment OF a comprehen
sive inspection system of permanent
organization. whose officers shall b
periodically changed, who will come
mainly from the active fleet and be
coLversant with the latest ships and
the modern methods OF drill and organ
ization.
The establishment Of q modern and
efficient cost keeping system in thu
navy department and at navy yards.
The separation Of the navy yard
work into the two natural divisions oil
hull and machinery.
The adoption OF rule that com
mandants and captains of navy yards
shall be selected for their knowledge
and experience and that their tenure
OF Office shall be long enough to In
sure continuous administrative policy
A recommendation for the abolish
ment of the bureau OF equipment
whose duties will be divided among
the bureaus of steam engineering. con
struction and repairs and supplies and
accounts.
The adjustment Of the board oil
construction.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
Value Of Crops so Large Figures
Pass Comprehension.
REPORT C.l AGRICULTURE
Secretary Wilson Says High Prices
Helped, But Bumper Crops Also
Played Important Part - Result Of
Investie cation Into Price Of Meat.

Most prosperous of all years Is the
place to which 1909 Is entitled In ag-
riculturc. says Secretary of Agricult-
ure Wilson in his thirteenth annual re-
port. The value of farm products Is
so incomprehensively large that It has
become merely row Of figures. For
this year 1t is $3.50. 900. 900. a gain Of
1868, 100000 over 1908.
The value OF the products has near
~ doubled in ten years. II has paid
of mortgages; II has established
banks: II has made better homes: 1t
has helped to make the farmer a citi-
zen Of the world. and 1t has provided
him with means for improving his soil
and making II more productive.
Corn. cotton. wheat. hay and oats
lead In reaching this stupendous re-
suit The November farm value Of
these staples was: Corn. $1.T20.000.-
900: cotton. $S50.00 900; wheat, $725.-
100000: hay. s665. 100000. and oats.
500. 100000 Trailing along came po-
tatoes. $2l2.000.000: tobacco. 100000
tnu ana sugar, Syo,OUU,OVV.
High prices helped to bring this i'm
mense sum to the farmers. but a
bumper crop also played an important
part. as the production OF all cereals
combined is 4.711.000.000 bushels. an
amount considerably greater than that
for any other year except 1906. II ex-
ceeds the average of the preceding
five years by 6.5 per cent. The value
of all cereals in 1909 has never been
equalled in previous year. II Is al
most exactly $4,000, 100000 or "a per
cent above the five-year average.
Prices of Meat.
Secretary Wilson has just finished
unique investigation relating to the
increase of wholesale prices of beef
when sold at retail Inquiries we're
made in fifty cities-large. medium
and small-in all parts of the coun-
try. and II was found that for the
fifty cities the total retail cost charged
TO customers above the wholesale cost
paid by the retailers Is 3s per cent.
A gross profit of 20 per cent was
found in New York city and I'm Phila-
delphia. SO per cent In Boston, II per
cent In Baltimore. ~ per cent in
Washington. 46 per cent In Chicago,
% per cent in Cincinnati. % per cent
in Omaha. 80 per cent in st. Louis.
Mo-. Ga per cent In Mobile. Ala. and
81 per cent In Denver. Colo. The
North Atlantic states exacted the
smallest profit and the south central
states the largest.
Another feature OF the investigation
showed that the lower the grade OF
beef the greater the percentage Of
gross profit. In Boston. for instance.
the rate of gross profit Is nearly twice
as great for beef costing cents at
wholesale as for beef costing IL and
liz cents. Low priced beef Is mark
ed up nearly twice as much relatively
as high-priced beef. In other words.
perhaps It Is safe inference that the
poor people pay nearly twice as much
profits as the well-to-do people pay.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11

Taste and Smell. Full size 30 Cts, at Drug
gists or by mail In liquid form, IS cents.
Ely Brothers, SO Warren Street, New York.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
New Butter swindle.

Through the arrest and the indict.
ment by the federal grand jury of A.
f. Graham. Of GAINESVILLE. WIS. the
United States authorities say that they
have disclosed the operations of an
organized gang OF butter swlndlers
who are working the country.
BY means OF machine perfected by
Graham. oleomargarine was refined
and given the appearance. taste and
smell OF creamery butter. II Is de-
clared. The alleged fraud was detect.
ed only after analysis of some Of the
butter"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
Seal Bodies up In Cherry Mine.

The st. Paul mine. at Cherry. Ill.,.
in which 80 coal miners we're en-.
tombed by Are and explosion on Sat.
urday, Nov. 10. has been sealed up.
The fire was gaining such Roadway
that II was thought best to cut off all
air. The shaft will probably remain
closed for several weeks.
The bodies OF nearly 200 men are
entombed within its depths. The con.
crete wall has Theoretically closed the
fire.seared mouth Of the mine. Hope
Of ever recovering the bodies Of these
victims has vanished in the face Of
the step taken by the mine officials.
The sealing of the mine was the last
recourse.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
Stabbed sweetheart to Death.

Miss Eta Burba. the twenty-year-
olddaughter OF mill owner at VIM
cennes. Ind was stabbed to death by
her lover. Oscar Savage. Savage had
been drinking and Burba tried to eject
him from the house. when he turned
upon the father with knife. Miss
Burba rushed between her father and
her enraged lover and. blind with rage.
he drove the knife into her heart. She
fell at his feet and died instantly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
washineton's Tent Sold.

Miss Mary Gusts Lee. OF Rich
mond Va. the only daughter OF Gen
eral Robert r. Lee. the Confederate
leader. has sold the George Washing
ton tent, in which piece Of canvas the
Father Of his Country lived during the
Revolutionary War. to the Valley
Forge Museum of Pennsylvania fol
$4,000. which proceeds have been do
mated by Miss Lee to the Home fol
Needy Confederate Women in this
city.
The tent has been an heirloom IN
the family Of the Virginia Lees since
the Revolutionary days.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
What's the Use

studying color cards, catalogues, etc.,
and worrying yourself, wife and friends
to death, trying to decide which Of the
many ADULTERATED paints is the
best? One is just as good as another.
If you wish paint that is DIFFER
ENT, buy and use
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11

Nels II rsen. Norwegian. gave q
remarkable exhibition Of proficiency
in the use Of skis at Caldwell. N. j.
He ran dc an the western slope Of
Caldwell mountain to Pinebrook. a
distance of nearly four miles. in four
and threc-quarter minutes. Larson
covered the first mile In about half q
minute.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
DAVIS Il)O!5151n2
PURE paint
Sold by
L. 8. WILSON.
Snow Hill, Md.
We will
belP you.

II you are living in rented house
you. no doubt. have long desired to own
your own home and have made plans to
that end. There is no need to delay the
matter, when the Snow Hill Building
and Loan Association is ready to help
Won, ana wnen you realize that the
money you have been paying out every
year for rent would have bought and
paid for home for you. then you will
no longer continue to pay rent.
Call and see W. d. Cordry, Jr.. Sec
rotary of the Association and he will
explain how You can get the money to
build you house an and easy way by
which you can repay the loan.
Snow Hill Building and Loan
Association.
MARION T. HARGIS.
President.
w. D. CoRDDRY, Jr.
Secretary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
Women Die TO Save Their Men.

Firing from the doorway of their
some at ,'lliiamson. w. Va. on a
sherlfr's pSsse TO give husband and
father time to escape. Mrs. Charles
Daniels and her sixteen-year-old
daughter were shot to death near
Devon.
The tragedy grew out OF a family
feud between the Christians and Dan
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
Powdered Baby with Arsenic; De

A neighbor woman. who was taking
care OF the twelve-months-old baby Of
Mrs. Frank Davis. OF Salisbury. Ill.,.
sprinkled the child with powdered ar
senic which she mistook for talcum
powder. The baby died.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-12-11
A Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm


- J9tsNsy @@s~tse's
Gives Relief at Once.
II cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased menu
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in tho
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses Of
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
A Towel Story.

In certain New England town they
manufacture we'll known kind of
towel. most efficient for drying pur
poses How that towel first happened
to be made III the form which has
proved SO profitable To its makers is
the subject of an amusing legend. 1t
savers strongly of belonging 10 the
too good to he true genus of anec.
dotes aud is as follows:
Once the machinery in the towel fac
tory. busily engaged in turning out a
very conventional brand of towel. sud
denly went wrong and began prae1i
cally to go backward There WIS
much excitement. Eventually the ilI.s
chinery was chastised and sci 70 rights
again
Butt was discovered that the tow
els turned out during that interval OF
mechanical anarchy were of Il texture
quite unrivaled for use as bath tow
els At once the machinery was set
going backward again and has been
travelling in that direction ever since.
to the great delight of the stockholders
in the towel company. = New York
Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17

The whteness and opacity of dry
linen, as of writing paper. are due
mainly to the fact Of repeated refiec-
tions at the surface. SO that the light is
wasted in these reverberations before
it can reach to any depth. The body OF
linen is Il network of transparent dbers
not in optical contact, which intercept
the light by repeatedly rehexing It,
Now. if the interstices of these fbers
are filed by a body of the same refra
tive index as the fbers themselves the
refexion Of the surface is destroyed
and the linen is rendered more trans
parent Water does this; hence linen
when wet is darker, but more trans
lucent, Just as is the oiled paper used
for tracings by architects and engi-
neers The same holds good with or,.i
nary glass and ground glass. the re-
peated reflections of the latter making
it far less transparent. To similar
cause are due the Whiteness and opac-
ity of snow. of salt and of pulverized
glass
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
An Entertaining Catbird.

Nothing escapes the eye of our pet
catbird. for he is curiosity persona
fed He wants to know the why aud
wherefore of everything that is lit
tie strange and does not rest until he
has found out. When let out in a
room be will carefully examine every
nook and corner He is an inveterate
joker and delights to play jokes on his
fellow prisoners. while his sense of
humor is almost human at times, The
pincushion is a constant wonder and
delight to him. He flies to it as soon
as let out of his cage and either pulls
the pins all out or drives them into
the cushion as far as possible. If he
pulls them out. he hops to the edge
of the table and drops them on the
floor, flirting his tail and uttering a
note of great satisfaction when they
strike the floor Suburban Life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
ExTORTION CASE APPEALED
Farmer James Albert Allen Makes Mo-
ton for New Trial.


Waukesha, Wis. Sept. 14.-James
Albert Allen, farmer residing near
Honey Creek, Walworth county, was
convicted in municipal court on a
charge of threatening with intent to
extort money. His attorney moved
for new trial.
Allen, who formerly resided near
North Prairie, was charged with hav-
ing written letter to Henry Burnell
a wealthy farmer residing near North
Prairie, in which he threatened to burn
his buildings unless he deposited $500
in $40 bills in pocketbook under a
certain poplar tree.
The letter badly frightened Burnell,
as his barn had previously been de-
stroyed by fire of mysterious origin,
and his recent death is supposed to
have been fastened by it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
How He Felt.

He was an Englishman of the ultra
sort and recently arrived. but he was
striving strenuously to catch up with
American idioms and New York slang.
He had made some progress. He
doomed up in the breakfast room Of
his hotel the other morning after too
convivial evening and encountered one
of his companions.
"How do you feel, old chap?" asked
the latter
"Feel?' repeated the Englishman.
Feel? Oh. yes. see what you mean.
old fellow Well. really, don't you
know. feel like one and six"
Like what?''
Like one and six. as you chaps say
here. No, Hold on, there! | mean
80 cents. you know; feel like 80 cents
Yes. New York Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
ITALIANS IN FIERCE BATTLE
Knife and Revolver Used in Fight in
Kenosha Saloon.

Kenosha, Wis.,, Sept. 14-Lesander
Scaffa, an Italian, was arrested here
on charge of attempting murder in
connection with stabbing and shoot
ing ARRAY in saloon on the west side
of the city.
Scaffa plunged a knife into the
clothing of Charles Vitr, one of the
leaders among the Italians of Kenosna,
but the knife did not penetrate the
flesh. VIII drew revolver and fired
three times, but none of the bullets
struck Scaffa.
VIII gained fame some years ago
when he shot and killed Tony Brun-
no. then the king of the Italians fn
Kenosha''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
NEW DAIRY SHOW CLASS
Premium for Cows Under Supervision
of Experiment Station.

Of Experiment Station.
Milwaukee, Sept. IA new com.
petitiye class has been created for the
National Dairy show to be held in the
Auditorium on Oct. 1924, there being
offered premium for cows which
have completed a years record under
supervision of a state agricultural ex-
pertinent station.
1t is proposed to allow 100 points
for conformation as ordinarily Judged
in the show ring. To this there will
be added / point for each twenty
pounds of fat produced above the mini
mum of $50 pounds for the COW that is
two years old when her test is begun,
minimum requirments to be increased
one-tenth of pound for each day of
age above two years, making a mini
mum requirement of $50 pounds at the
age of five years.
The COW that has produced $50
pounds would have an excess of 200
pounds above minimum requirement OF
$50, which would give credit of ten
pounds to be added to her allowance
on conformation. The animal with
highest total score will be awarded
first place.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
TOWN HAS A DISTINCTION
Marinette Is Just Midway Between
North Pole and Equator.

Marinette, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE peo-
pie of the twin cities of Menominee
and Marinette have always considered
them the center of the universe, and
now they know that this is literally
true.
The recent prominence given that
newly discovered spot, the north pole,
has brought to light curious and in
teresting fact, and that is that Marin
cite is exactly midway between the
north pole and the equator. The ex-
act spot is marked by a stone in
Marinette cemetery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
A Brief Introduction.

Mark Twain said the only introduc
ton to literary audience that seemed
to him the right word in the right
place. a real inspiration. was as fol
lows:
Ladies and gentlemen, shall not
waste any unnecessary time in the in
PRODUCTION. don't know anything
about this man-at least only know
two things about him. One is that he
has never been in prison. and the other
is can't see why he HASN'T
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
Convenient.

providence" said the deacon. "sho
do look after de cullud race"
"How Gomez demanded Brother
Dickey.
well. hits disaw De niger baby
ez dey say. walk too soon."
"Sho dor' assented Brother Dickey
Dat makes him bowlegged.'
Nov you talkin'r'
"An' bowlegs is de mos convenient
est legs in de worl' fer climbin' tree
wen a possum's on de top limb."-Ex
change.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
Assaults Aaed Mother.

Marinette, Wis, Sept. 14.-John
Prudell, who brutally assaulted his
mother, an old woman eighty-nine
years of age. inflicting injuries from
which she may die, is in the county
jail. He was at liberty for time on
a bond furnished by Leo Dufferin.
saloon keeper, but the feeling agains
him was so intense that the bonds
man surrendered him to the officers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
An ILLUSTRATION.

Nov. Harold said the teacher IL
small but unusually bright pupil.
give an illustration of the superiority
of mind oEer matter
After moments reflection Farold
replied: II have to mind you. That's
what is the matter Chicago News
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
New York Wants Dr.. GunsauIus.

New York, Sept. 14.-Dr. Frank w.
Gunsaulus, pastor of the Central
church of Chicago and president of Ar
mour institute, has been asked to con-
slider calls from two of New York's
leading churches. The names of the
churches have not been made public.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
RACING AT WISCONSIN FAIR
Sonoma Girl and Bland S. Take the
Principal Events.

Milwaukee, Sept. 14.-Sonoma Girl
and Bland S. respectively won the
Zoo trot and 2:10 pace, the principal
events of the Great Western Circuit
races at the Wisconsin State fair.
Sunny Jim took the 2:35 pace and
High Admiral the three-year old troI.
The track was in fair condition.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
Alice Alias Avs.

Mr. Squiggs- What's the little Nu
sfox girls name? ! couldn't catch il
when her mother introduced US. Mrs
Squiggs- Plain Alice. only her moth
er's trying to pronounce it so you'll
spell it '.Alys Philadelphia Bulletin
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
PRESIDENT TAFT IN BUTTER
Eau Claire Asked to Model Bust for
State Fair Dairy Exhibit.

Eau Claire, Wis, Sept 14.-Miss
Cora Carpenter, supervisor of draw
ing in the Eau Claire public schools,
has been asked by the management
of the state fair at Milwaukee to
model from butter a bust of President
Taft to be placed on exhibition.
Miss Carpenter has accepted, the lc-
cal school board giving permission OF
absence during that time. Miss Car
penter will go to Milwaukee, where the
bust will be made.
1t will require between 800 and 400
pounds of butter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17
Roth on the Line.

'sThe artist over the way was boast
ing to me that his work is now beiny
hung on the line
.Humph. So is his wife's. "-Balti
more American.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-09-17

Revenge is the abject pleasure of en-
abject mind.--JuVenal