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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
Explosion of Blast Furnace.

Jack Jones, a negro laborer, was in jured this afternoon by an explosion of a compressed air main at the blowing en- zine room of the blast furnaces of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad con- pany. The negro was taken to the Gun ningham hospital, where his injuries were attended to. It is stated his injuries are not severe and that he will soon recover. The explosion did little damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
Patents and Postal Changes.

Washington, February 3.-tSpecial)- Patents issued w. L. Groom, Coal Val ley, combined mining and track tool; j.. D. Hendrix, Montgomery, beer cooler; J.. Ryan, Somervile detachable axe. Edna w. Berry is appointed postmaster at Palos, Jefferson county vice H. B. Berry, re- moved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
United Charities to Meet.

The United Charities will meet to- morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the public library, and the physicians Of the city and public generally are cordially invited to be present. The organization will formally accept pr. Robnson's gift the Robinson hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
Civic Society to Meet.

tThe Civic Improvement society will meet with Mrs. w. l.. Rush on Second avenue Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Bus- ness of much importance is to come up before the meeting and all members are earnestly requested to be on hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04

Headaches and Neuralgia from Colds. LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy removes cause Call for full name. Look for signature E. w. GROVE. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
Personal and General.

ion that there is evidence enough t' hold Harris for an Investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
2O1

Discount on all Hart Schaff- ner & Marx Winter Suits now in stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
Ss15 5

For Hart Schaffner & Marx Spring Suits, 1908 Models, formerly sold up to $27.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
Ss1s5

For Hart Schaffner & Marx Overcoats and Top Coats formerly sold up to $25.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04

ling MT. Walker. He read letters to prove that this edition of the newspaper had been paid for by the Illinois officers.
 Frank Harrington, vice president of the Illinois miners, addressed the delegates in defense of himself and MT. Walker and further attacked MT. Lewis and his supporters
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
QUEER ENGLISH TAXES.
Babies as Well as Windows Used to
Help Swell the Revenues.

In 1896 a tax OF shiliings had to be
paid By the parents of every little
stranger born in England except by
people in receipt of aims. curiously
enough. a measure proposing a tax on
babies was introduced some time ago
in the local parliament Of the German
princedom Of Reuss by which 1t was
proposed that the parents OF mother
when registering the birth of child
should in each case contribute a cum
amounting 10 30 cents
Some time ago a good deal Of merri-
ment was aroused by measure in
troduced in the legislature of New
Jersey 10y which il was proposed TO
tax boards. but even this is not an
original proposal Queen Elizabeth put
a tax ON every beard Of fortnlght's
growth. while couple Of centuries
ago Peter the Great insisted that all
mobiles who wore boards should pay
100 rubles for the privilege.
AS chancellor of the English ex-
chequer Pitt rendered himself very un-
popular by the extraordinary means
to which he resorted IN order TO inn
prove the state Of the countryss ex-
chequer. He it was who first intro
duced the income tax, and he also
levied tax upon horses. which caused
certain farmer to use a COW for the
purpose of riding to and from market.
Eren more dissatisfaction. however,
Yves caused In Pitts Increase OF the
window ta-... e-s. imposed n the year
that the tax on babies was enforced.
This window tax caused property own
ers TO wall VI ~ many WINDOWS 90
possible. in order 10 redUee the amount
for which they We're liable Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
AN EDITORS PROTEST.
The Light the Citizens Do Not Get,
but Pay Fer. ls Dear At Any Prizes.

The Light the Citizens Do Not Get.
but Pay Fer, ls Dear at Any Price.
A cordial Invitation to highwaymer
Is extended hy the lighting system OF
Bay City. Belated pedestrians on
Broadway, Garfield or other streets in
the south end, as well as on woodside
avenue and streets la the north end,
VIII meet dozens Of late homegoers
walking In the center of the street
The universal darkness is the eloquent
explanation. The inky darkness that
prevails under the heavy shade trees
gives the highwayman exactly the OPP
portunitr he desires. The conditions
are at their best for the exploitation
Of his peculiar talents.
Meanwhile Bay City is getting its
Tights at sos per year" That figure
is cheap. Bay City has about o75
lamps in operation on the east side,
fed by the east side station, and when
275 lights are credited with the full
number OF hours of duty every night
In the year it is an easy matter TO Sc
cure low figure of cost per light
But the city doesn't get the light II
pays for, or at least is supposed to
pay for. If the c75 lamps give but 10
per cent Of the full lighting power or
capacity. then the cost per lamp for
the light furnished is % per cent high
err than appears on the books. for the
reason that the city is paying out
money at $50 per lamp for light il
doesn't get. The proposition is easy.
Twe-thirds of the lamps on the east
side are not giving light and have not
been giving light for a long time.
Only in the downtown and immediate
ly surrounding districts is light fur
nished. In all the great stretch Of ter
ritory south Of Fifteenth street not a
Hight is burning.
North of Madison street and clear
down to Essexville no lights are or
have been burning for long time
Yet for every lamp hanging on the
street corners the property owners
are paying S55 per year Truly cheap
without the light.
III private corporation were Hznl-
ing Bay City, how long would the city
stand for it? How long would it be
before the council would be TEARING
the hair Of corporation that 50
shamefully treated the property own
ers who pay for the light-they don
get? The answer is easy.
The superintendent says 1t Is the
"wornout machinery proposition the
city is up against. and yet in the suit
between the city and the local electro
company, tried in neutral territory
Flint. it developed and was admitted
by the city that there was ample pow
er at the electric lighting plants for
adequate street lighting purposes. :
Bay City (Aiich.) Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
A TURNER MASTERPIECE.
Origin Of the Painter's Fsnous "Rain,
Steam and Speed

1xeAm ara 1P@cus
OF III pictures by the great English
color poet. Turner, none IS more popu-
lar than that which now graces the
London National gallery under the
name Of Rain. Steam and Speed"
which was first exhibited In 1874 It
il impossible to reproduce this ade-
Quately.
Concerning the origin OF this picture
Ruskln furnishes an interesting tale.
The story was told TO him by friend.
Lady Simon. 1t seems that she was
travelling one night In the early days
Of the Great Western railway from
Exeter to London. when had taken
of my coat aud smoothed my ruffied
plumes and generally settled myself"
she tells, II looked up to see the most
wonderful eyes ever saw, steadily.
luminously. clairvoyantly, kindly, pa
ternaIly looking at me. The hat was
over the forehead. the mouth and chin
buried In the brown velvet coat collar
Of the brown greatcont. Wei we went
on. and the storm went o. aure and
more until we reached Bristol, where
we waited ten minutes. My old gen.
tieman rubbed the side window with
his coat cufY. In vain. He attacked the
center window. again In vain, so blur
red and blotted was II with the ter
rents OF rain. A moments hesitation
and then. Young lady, would You mind
my putting down this Window
".Oh, no not at all
"'You may be drenched. you know
Never mind, sir
Immediately down went the win
dow and out went the cid gentleman's
head and shoulders, and ! said, oh,
please let me look
".Now, you win be drenched,' he re-
monstrated. But he half opened the
window for me to see. Such night
Such a chaos OF elemental and artificial
lights and noises | never saw nor
heard. He drew up the window as we
moved on. leaned back for some
minutes with closed eyes, then opened
them and said Well. have been
drenched but It was well worth IT,
"He nodded and smiled and again
took to his steady but inoffensive pc
rusing OF my face. The next year,
| think 1t was, going to the academy ]
turned at once, as always did, to see
what Turner's there we're. Imagine
my feelings! There stood written
Rain. Steam and Speed. Great West
ern, June. 1S43' had found out
whom the seeing eyes belonged to. As
I stood looking at the picture ! heard
a mawkish voice behind me say:
"There, now, just look at that
Amt 1t just like Turner who evei
saw such ridiculous conglomerationf
l turned very quietly round and said
! Il did was in the train that night
and 1t Is perfectly and wonderfully
true After that | walked quietly
away."-Helen Zimmern in Metropol
itan Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
MISERY IL STOMACH
PUT AN END ~ THIS NOW
Eat ) our Favorlss Food Without Fear
Of Dyspepsia or an Upset sson~
ach Resulting.

Why not start now--t0day, and forz-
ever rid yourself OF Stomach trouble
and Indigestion? A dieted stomach
gets the blues and grumbles. Give II
a good eat, then take Pape's Diaper
sin to start the digestive juices work
ing There Will be no dyspepsia or
belching OF Gas or eructations OF uadi-
gested food no feeling like lump vf
lead in the stomach or hear burn. sick
headache and Dizziness, and your food
will not ferment and poison your
breath with nauseous odors
Papes Diapepsin costs only so cents
for large case at any drug store
here. and will relieve the most obsti
nate cases Of Indigestion and Upset
Stomach In Ave minutes.
There is nothing else better to take
Gas from Stomach and cleanse the
stomach and intestines, and, besides.
one triangule will digest and prepare.
for assimilation into blood all your
food the same as sound, healthy
stomach would do It.
When piarepsin works. your stom.
ach rests gets itself IN order, cleans
up--and then you feel like eating
when yoa come to the table, and what
you eat will do you good.
Absolute relief from all Stomach
Misery Is waiting for you as soon a..
you decide to begin taking D'apepsin.
Tell your druggist that you wand
Pape's Diapepsln, because you want tce
b. thoroughly cured q Indigestion.
1902 O.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
THE BUBBLE PRIcKED.
Investigation Dissipates chicago's Sat-
isfaction Over Supposed Low Cost

Investigation Dissipates chicago's Sat
isfaction Over Supposed Low Cost
Of Lights.
The report of the city electrician of
Chicago for last year is somewhat of
a disappointment Ia the previous re-
port the customary false statement
that the total cost per street arc was
$3.50 was modified ten pages further
on by an admission that there IS
some justice in the contention that
various omitted items of cost should
be included--in fact, that he would
have made out full statement OF the
items II the National Civic federation
had not undertaken to do the sane
thing in a thorough and impartial
manner IN the present report, how
ever, appears the same false statement.
total cost per lamp $52.9S," again
modified on another page by the adj
mission that this is not the total cost.
The other items are not given because
they ARE not readily ascertained,
Civic federation report are not quoted
because they. differ in some respects
from those obtained by the Reform
club five years before. All this, 81
course, was to delude the citizens into
the belief that the municipal plant
was furnishing lights at cost lower
than private company would charge
This report neither deceived nor sat
listed Mayor Busse. AS a result an
Investigation has been made by an en-
gineer of the highest standing and by
a reliable accountant Their repert
just made public. shows that in 1907
the cost per arc was $si.64 instead IF
the So % claimed as 1he total cost"
Even this higher amount includes IT,
terest on only about half the invest
ment under the mistaken idea that IL
some occult way a depreciation charge
pays of the capital. This mistake
would not have been made If the plant
had been built by bond issues instead
of by appropriations. An interest
charge on the entire Investment.
which alone affords basis for a fair
comparison with private enterprise,
would have made the cost per lamp
5000 AS a private company had Of
fered TO take the entire lighting con-
tract at S75 or less and give better
service. we are now able to get an au-
thorHative estimate of what Chicago
has lost by municipal ownership.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
WHERE RICH MEN ARE FEW
They Are as Scarce as Black Swans
In Bulgaria.


In Bulgaria.
Bulgaria Is the nearest approach TO
peasant commonwealth which the
world has known In mcaern times.
There is not n Bulgarian Slav who r;
not the owner OF plot OF land upon
which he lives and out of which. he
gets his own livelihood by his own
labor
Large landowners are almost un.
known The few men or wealth IN
the country are mostly of foreign birth
or descent, and even they would not
be counted as wealthy according to
the standard Of other European coup
tries.
The small landowners, who form the
vast majority Of the population. are
peasant born and peasapk bred. They
are extremely thrifty. They are con.
tent with very plain food. They wear
the same sheepskin garments from
year to year, only turning their coats
inside out with the changes Of the
season.
Whole families, even Of well to do
peasants, sleep In the same room upon
mats stretched out on the floor They
live under conditions of dirt and dis
comfort which no British or German
or French Iaborer would tolerate for
a week Yet. notwithstanding their
disregard OF the simplest sanitary nj
rangements. they grow up singuIarly
strong and healthy.
Moreover. they are free from the II.
ritation caused among other laborers.
overworked II not underpaid. by the
spectacle Of neiehbors living IN afFlu.
ence and ease without any necessity
to curtall their expenditure Rich men
are black swans In Bulgaria was
told by foreign banker In Sofa who
had traded for many years In the
country that he doubted greatly
whether there were fifty men in all
the rural districts who had net In.
comes of $1,000 year--London Illus
trated News.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
Municipal NeaIeet.

In view Of the conditions recently
found by Waterworks Superintend-
ent Hitler at the Hunt street (Cincin-
nati) pumping station, it is not sur
prising that complaints of mo steam
were frequent during the last year or
two. The boilers. which were reserved
for service, We're found to contain the
accumulated SCOT and dirt Of years.
In the smoke fiue four feet Of SCOT was
removed. Municipal Journal and En-
gineer
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
WHEN WILL BRIDGE
BE COMPL EIED
wiIlssmspors PAPER Asks Pointed
Question Because Of Bridge
Tie-Up There.

The FIagerstown Mail slys: II is
very likely for the nexI year or 50
the wiliamsport bridge will haze
more lawsuits than passengers.
Mr.. MIKE Elmore states that the
firm of Elmore & Hamilton have
nothing to do with repairing the
broken pier and the Pennsy steel CO.
says it cannot 80 ahead with the work
until the ader can be repaired. Mr..
Elmore moreover, says be has done
his work and he wants his money.
The Bridge Co hops in here and
wants the work more completed.
The steel Go. contents itself with
guarding the ruin.
Contractor Lancaster has contract
for the damaged pier and II is suppos-
ed the contract Is his own. It is
thought the Bridge Co. gave him the
contract and here comes in com
plication. He viii not complete i and
Mr.. Elmore says as for his own firm,
under which Lancaster vas 9 sub
contractor, It will not touch the pier,
not for thousand dollars an hour.
The Bridge Co. is protected by con-
tracts with the two other parties. FL
more & Hamilton and the Pennsy
/ Steel Co, against all damages for an
accident. The two other parties Joint
to the Chief Engineer, Mr.. Pratt, and
says his error caused the trouble and
| he was employed by the Bridge co.
/ The whole affair is mixed. it would
seem, and law suits are expected tc
come along ana aisentangle It.
Col. Elmore declined TO be inter
viewed. He said: MY work was com
pleted. inspected, accepted and deliv
cred. want my money
In the meantime the Bridge Co. Is
holding the money, both the steel Co
and Col. ElmoTe being ID receptive
attitude.
Anent the above bridge article the
/ William port Leader in its issue o.
last Saturday has the following local:
I "Our bridge 10 span the Potomac i
| still as the workmen left it on the
! day the span fell A number OF spans
have been erected and the broken
one is lying where it fell at the bot
tom of the river. The question Is
/ asked us on all sides. When will Il
be buiM?" Echo answers when"
In view of the existing bridge con
1 d.tions at Willamsport The Evening
World would suggest that the Wash
ington ana Berkeley Bridge Co. put
| r. Vernon Aler, OF Martfnsburg. bach
in his cid place again as attorney fol-
the company in order that present en-
tanglements may be Strengthened out
Things seem to have been going
wrong /over there ever since he re
signed last summer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
At His Expense.

She-Jack told me that that hospital
was built entirely at bis expense. Is
1t possible? He Well. Jacks uncle
cut him off with hundred dollars
and left the rest of his money TO
build the hospital.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30

Even ia evil. that dark cloud which
hangs over the ereation, we discern
rays OF light and hope and gradually
come 70 see III suffering and fempta-
ton proofs and instruments of the
sublimest purposes Of wisdom and
love.-Channing
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
HERE is RELIEF FOR WOMEN.

If you have pains in the back, Uri-
nary, Bladder or Kidney trouble and
want certain, pleasant herb relief
from Women's illr, try Mother Grays
"AUSTRALtAN-LEAF." 1t is a safe,
reliable regulator, and relieves all
female Weakness, including infama-
tion and alterations. Mother Gray's
Australian-Leaf is sold by Druggists
or sent by mail for so cts. Sample
sent FREE. Address, The Mother
Gray Co, lie Roy, \. Y. 2
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
Winter Manurino.

Spread the barnyard manure over
the land as II is hauled daily from the
barn. and II the soil Is not too stiff
disk IT under In the spring. The ma
nure will suffer less deterioration
spread over the ground than IL piled
IN heap.--Country Gentleman.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30

At an election held Nov. 10 the citi-
zens of Coldwater. Miss. voted against
the proposition to issue bonds for the
construction Of an electric light plant
and waterworks system. Electricai
Wnrld
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30

DR.. w. z. MINctlNi,
--Martlnsbur9, West Virginia.
WIN practice Dentistry In ell Of itx
branches. Gas and local anaasthattcp =
administered. All work guaranteed
Prices Reasonable. Office in
cettinger Building, Queen St
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
PooLs

WIN give prompt aitesaav.a ID s AIR
businnss entrusted 10 his care,
Special attention given 70 convey.
ancing and settlement Of estates,
offIcc Over merchants & Farmers
Bank. MartInsbure, West Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
House Orders Probe Into Delegate
Moore's Charges.
VETO or CHARTER BILL
is NOT AT ALL LIKELY
Mr.. tietreL Who is Now in Charleston
Net pleased With Passage Of Char
ter Bili--Mr. Martin Also Their
oHer Of levi p. Morton Will Like
IN be Turned Down.
" be Turned Down.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 26.--Gov.
Dawson yesterday sent special mes
sage to the legislature recommending
that the special committee appointed
IN 1907 to Investigate state institu-
lions be sent to Moun6syille to make
an investigation at the penitentiary.
This recommendation was made by
the governor as a result OF the
charges of gross corruption and fraud
among officials and directors made by
Delegate Moore, Of Marshall county
last week. The message was read in
the house and a Joint resolution in
structing the special committee to
make an investigation was passed by
that body. The senate had adjourned
before the message was sent and it
was READ IN the senate this morning
and the resolution passed.
Two Berkeley county visitors to the
capital are Attorney Clarence E,
Martin and Hon. John j. Hetzel. Mr..
Martin rs pleased over the passage OF
the Martinsburg charter while with
Mr.. Hetzel it is the reverse and he
would be glad indeed II the governor
would veto the bill. which is not like
".
Several members Of the tuberculosis
commission went yesterday to VISIT
the Red Sulphur Springs in Monroe
county, which was offered to the state
for tuberculosis sanitarium by Hon.
Levi P. Morton. There is likelihood
OF the offer Of Mr. Morton being
turned down on account of the loca-
ton of the property in Monroe coun-
ty. Red Sulphur Springs is many
miles from railroad and the road
leading to it is said 10 be very bad
and it is felt by many that the ex-
pense of keeping the place up would
be greater than TO establish, sa-li-
tariun at Terra Alta or some other
good location.
The house committee on the judi
ciary yesterday afteVoon considered
two important measures-the propos-
ed primary bill and the prohibition
amendment Interest in the latter
question is increasing as the session
progresses and both sides are claim
ing victory. The prohibition people
are claiming that through the help Of
Governor Glasscock, they now have
% votes in the senate, or three more
than enough. The anti-prohibition
lobby is increasing and the saloon
men are preparing for hard fight.
Several hotel men have arrived in the
city from Huntington and are advoca-
ting the model license law which was
endorsed at meeting OF the West
Virginia hotelkeepers in Huntington
hast week
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Attorney .st-Law--
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MartInsburg, West Virgins
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DENT sisT-

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Bangor.

Miss Agnes Simmons, county presi.
dent of Van Buren, county, w. &. Il. u,
has organized new union at Breeds
vile. This county expects to reach the
800 mark this year
The Goth anniversary of the |. O. O. r
celebrated by the order at their hall,
about 100 being present. The enter
tainment was of varied nature, with a
substantial luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucien Raven of Bangor
have just celebrated their 18th wedding
anniversary. They have lived in the
county during this time, mostly in Ban
gor on their farm A bountifu. dinner
was served by the hostess, who is 10
years Of age. Several beautiful presents
were given, among them two beautiful
velvet rugs 9Xl2.
Mrs. Esther Dagget died at Bangor,
Apr. -, IN the same town in which she
W. arm nearly Il years ago. She was
the daughter of Mansel Briggs She
leaves two sisters, Mrs. Emily Wiley
and Mrs. Sam orion and two brothers