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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10

does not elect president, as Ban John
son continues in office under his ten
year term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
BLOOD POISON

but drives it OUT. 1t positively contains
no mineral poisons whatever. so that once
cured by the Obbac Treatment you never
run the terrible risk of having your bones
soften. your nerves collapse your teeth
fall out, your kidneys degenerate or your
marvel, producing remarkable changes in
only 80 days. This is why we offer to any
had a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
Fancy Bags

Many styles of elegant bags
in rich, soft leathers-shade
OF taupe gray, new greens,
and other fashionable col
ors-with plain or richly or
namented frames at $500,
$3.50, $40 and up to $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10

Philadelphia Buys Ball Park.
Philadelphia, Dec 10.-The big plot
of ground owned for years by John
I. Rogers and A. J. Reach and leased
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
IS Leather RadS

This line is especially strong, many
styles of durable, commodious bags be-
ing shown in attrac tive new shapes =
leather lined and fitted. Frames of Ger
man silver with bright or gunmetal fin
ish. One of the best values is 12-Llch
genuine seal bag, in black, another
handsome Empire bag in black and coll
ors has dull gold disk name plate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
Treatment FREE

OVoD0y = i = q A41 ~
You want to be cured and cured quick
pot poisoned with mercury and. potash
for years. 30-Day Treatment Is yours
for the asking. You will open your eyes
at what it will do for you in a month. we
treat you free for month. Just write
to us and get the treatment free Then il
you are satisfied 1t is the most remarkable
Treatment you ever took, you can continue
II you wish Never in your life will you
ever again have such an opportunity for q
complete cure, as is given you by this
Great ObbaC Treatment
This is square deal. You sign nothing.
no notes. make us no promises, except to
take the treatment. I
The wonderful Wasserman Test the
only blood poison test known to scientists.
proves that the body is completely puri-
fled by the Obbac Treatment, and that
mercury and potash do not cure blood
poison. Sit down and write to US, giving
a full history of your case in detail. We
will treat your letter as a sacred conf
tence. Consultation and advice free We
will send you also the remarkable book
"Driving Out Blood Poison free.
THE OBBAC CO.
1876 Rector Blag., Chicago, Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
Mesh d beaded BAGS

These beautiful hays of German silver
make dainty and always pleasing gifts
priced from soc to $12.5O Exquisite
novelties are shown in beaded bags from
France-meshes of delicate co1ored
blossoms and foliage, combined with
gold or silver-others in white or black
with silver, or all black, priced from
$3.50 to $500.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
THE STONE HOME
CHRISTMAS SALE
To Be Held at Residence of Mrs.
Lee NJ. Bender.
SALE BEGINS ON SATURDAY

Lady Managers of the Home Have
Completed Arrangements For An.
nuaI Saie-Doiis, Fancy Articles,
and the Like VIII BE On Sale, and
Win Make Nice Christmas Presents.
Arrangements are about completed
for the sale of fancy work, dolls and
other Christmas novelties next Satur-
day afternoon under the auspices OF
the Stone Settlement Home. The
sale will be held in Mrs. Lee M. Ben.
der's sun parlor. South Maple avenue,
and viii continue all afternoon and
evening.
The articles will range in price
from 25 cents 10 one dollar, with a
few, perhaps, over the latter figure,
The prices will be remarkably low,
the lady managers say, considering
the beauty, utility and superior quail
ity of the goods, and they will doubt
less find ready sale. The variety of
the things offered at the sale exceeds
anything before shown at similar
sale and the prices cheaper. And when
it is considered what a great amount
of good such sale does the home
and those at least partly dependent
upon it, there should be nothing
short of rush to the sale Saturday
afternoon, and thus encourage the
noble women in their self-sacrificing
labors for the material and moral up
lift Of the poor and needy at the
threshold OF winter.
The managers of the home request
that the ladies who are dressing the
dolls and making fancy articles for
the sale send them TO the home of
Mrs. c. w. Link, on South Queen
street, not later than next Friday
noon
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
PAID $500 AND
SOLD FOR $4,000
Man Struck asstreak of Luck When
He Bought 20 Acres Of Land
Near Bunker Hun

When Harry May rustic chair deas-
er and general handy man. bought a
piece OF land OF 20 acres for $500 near
Bunker Hill few years ago. he doubt.
less thought he had got II cheap
enough And when he Afterwards
built comfortable house on Il and
otherwise improved he premises. hss
felt perhaps, that he had home good
enough for anybody q his circum-
stances In life and there ore. he was
we'll OFF with his little home paid FOR
But MAY was Weather than he had
any idea of Men whose business it
Is TO iiwd out such things, discovered
that there was one of the finest lime.
stone deposits on his little tract to-
be found anywhere In Berkeley coun.
~, and II wasn't long before parties
were making ovegtures TO him for it's
purchase. One party offered him
Sc, 00n for II but he refused 10 sell.
Then comes along another party who
offers him $4,000 cash for the prop
erty. This was too tempting for May
and he let Il so q day or two ago with
the proviso that he might remain ID
the place a year or more. rent free
II he wanted to-
The names OF the purchasers are
withheld for the present but II Is I'm
derstood they are the same parties
that have large limestone interes In
Berkeley ard Jefferson counties. out
no matter the transaction affords an
other proof OF the untold limestone
wealth of Berkeley county. and which.
happily, il fast being developed
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
1.-THE SHOW GIRL"
VIII Hold the Boards at the Central
on Wednesday Dec. I.

b. c. Whitney's famous Broadway
success, THE Show Girl" laden with
hunor and wearing the mystic cap
which r. A. Barnett designed for her
when the Boston Cadets brought her
out, will smile upon the amusement
seekers at the Central Opera House,
Wednesday Dec. l. "The Show Girl
has received careful attention, and
money has been expended without
stint On he costumes and scenery. A
typical Whitney chorus. dazzling as
to beau y and daintily arrayed has
been provided ard a cast OF principals
said to be better than any Mr. Whit
ney has so far selected. The cast is
headed by the following we'll known
metropolitan favorities: John Mylie,
Helen Stuart, Burt Eaton, Mary 0rth,
Stella Rinehart, Ellsworth ellis, Har-
ry Lorder, Glen Johnson and Rodney
& Bartelle, also large chorus of
dancing girls.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
R. c. KERENS FOR
AUSTRIAN POST
Senator Egkins Helps Land the APP
pointment For the
Missourian.

Washington. ID. c., Nov. 30.-When
II was announced almost officially In
Washington, that Richard G. Kerens,
Of st. Louis, would be the new am
bassador to Austria, cur West Vir-
ginia friends sat up and took notice.
They recalled that Senator Elkins has
been mighty active of late and had
spent much time at the White House.
And now comes the assured APP
pointment of Kerens and there is a
recounting of the tact that Elkins and
Kerens have long been warm friends
and business associates in West Vir-
ginia and other ventures. No one COM
plains If Elk.ns added few lines of
endorsement for Kerens. The words
Eat last" have a peculiar significance
as no man active in republican af-
fairs the country over. has done more
for the party and got less for it than
Dick Kerens. as his intimates delight
to- call him. Years and years ago
Kerens lined up things for Benjamin
Harrison and the wonder was that
Harrison did not hand out honor and
reward. More, was the wonder when
Mckinley failed to aid Kerens either
in senatorial ambitions or in diplo-
matte lines and under Roosevelt.
Kerens did not crave for much. SO
at last it has ceme to pass that the
genial Taft is to tender a tardy re-
ward for Kerens for 80 years of labor
in behalf of the republican party in
Missouri and the nation.
In the coal and timber reg ons of
West Virginia Kerens is very we'll
known and his interests are large.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER DEAL.
Interest In Dispatch-News Secured BY
Robert Morris

Parkersburg w. Va. Nov. 26--The
editorial announcement in the Dis
patch-News of this city, that Robert
Morris had purchased an interest in
that publication and had become bust
ness manager, has caused number
of rumors to gain circulation. The
fact OF Mr.. Morris being president of
the State Journal company and be-
coming business manager Of its re-
publican competitor is believed by
many here to carry with 1t more than
ordinary significance. Whether this
change in the management of the
Dispatch-News VII have The effect of
any change in he State Journal is
not known, at least no announcement
of any change in the latter has been
made
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04

Cheap and 90 is this farmers
fruit cake Soak three cupfuls of
dried apples ov-r night in water to
cover. In the morning chop fine, add
10 them one cupful of .nolasses. then
simmer on the back Of the stove for
three or fur hours. Add two eggs
we'll beaten. one cup III cold coffee.
one-balf cupful GOOD dry drip ngs or
butter one cupful dark brown sugar,
one tablespoonful cinnamon. scant
tablespoonful cloves and nutmeg mix
ed. one and one-half cupfuls seeded
raisins or prunes. teaspoonful and
half soda. and -four % thicken Not
quite so much -four will be required
as for other cakes. Bake slowly in
paper lined Tins in very moderate
even.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
SELLS STORE
Noah kirscn Purchases Entire Dry
goods and Grocery Stock and
Takes Possession at Once.

One of the principal business
changes IN this city his year was
made Monday evening when Mr. Noah
Kirson purchased the entire drygoods
and grocery stock of Mr.. d. w. Rod
rick. Mr.. Kirson took possession Of
the store this morning. and tomorrow
morning he will open up for business.
Mr.. Kirson is well-known clother
on North Queen street and is live
business man.
Mr.. Rodrick has been engaged in
merchandising in Mar;insburg for the
past thirty years and has been very
successful. He now retires from ae-
tive business owing to declining
health. due in part to advancing years.
that he may enjoy well-earned rest,
free from business cares.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
VETS WIN.
CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Prohibiting
the Sale of Liquor Loses BY
$4,000 TO 10000.

Yesterday an election was held in
Alabama fer ratification or rejection
of an amendment TO the state consti-
tuition prohibiting the sale of liquor in
that state. The amendment lost by
$1,000 to 10000 votes, 1t being a great
victory for the wet element.
The campaign was hard fought, BOZ
sides + allzlng that much was at stake
If the amendment passed it meant
that Alabama. although now dry,
would be assuredly so fer many years
to come. The vets took the position
that If they defeated the amendno mt
II would only be year or two, until
a legislature can be elected and
saloons will again flourish in Ala
bama
The election may have a wide s,g-
nificance some think These people
see in it the decline CT the prohibit
ton movement. For some years
Alabama has been quite dry, being
one OF the dryest states In the Union
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
CHOICE APPLES
FOR GOVERNOR
Glasscock Is Remembered With 5ask-
ct of Choice Fruit Grown In
West Virginia.

Keyser, w. Va, Nov. Following
the fruit show here a basket Of choice
apples was packed and shipped TO
Governor William r. Glasscock, with
a card bearing the following: Grown
by a democrat, presented by dem
ocrat, packed by democrat. and we
hope they will not make ths governor
sick. Presented by S. w. Moore. Ell
well. w. Va. packed by " F. Alkire
Keyser, w. Va"
Dr. Archibald Moore, Abram Nc
Culloch, f. II. Humphrey and Joseph
Roger. the body appointed by the
state board of control to inspect the
lands connected with all the state in
stitutions, visited the farm at the
Deaf. Dumb and Blind Institution. at
Romney. Speaking of the lands be-
longing to this institution, one OF the
members said: 1--WE found the man.
agement and condition of the farm
much better than we expected There
is considerable land adapted to
trucking, and We will recommend, in
our general report. that an expert
truck grower be employed and If pos
sble have enough vegetables produc-
ed to supply the needs of the institu-
ton"
Capt. J. w. yandwer. of Burling-
ton, and D. A. Arnold, president of
the West Virginia Live Stock Associa-
ton, went to Elkins to be present at
the several meetings of the state as.
oc.ation at Elkins this week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
cURRlED MUTTON.
A Tasty Dish Which May Be Made Of
Cold Meats.

Cold Meats.
To make a mutton curry, cut one
pound Of mutton into small square
pieces. Melt two ounces OF butter.and
then gently cook till Drowned.
Take out the meat and having all
ready chopped two onions and one APP
pie. fry them in the remainder of the
butter. Add enc dessertspoonful o.
curry powder and one teaspoonful of
flour. and fry with the vegetables till
Drowned, but not burned. Place them
in a stewpan, add one teaspoonful of
chutney, three-quarters of a pint of
stock, the juice OF half lemon, one
saltspconful o. sugar. salt and pepper,
and let II simmer for an hour and a
half Add the meat and let all INNER
gently for one hour, stirring occasion
ally to prevent burning Serve with
boil rice surrounding or in pa
rate dish.
A dry curry Is made in the same
way. but with half the quantity Of
stock.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
CHILD SETS BABY AFlRE.
Mother Away But Few Minutes When
Fatal Accident Occurs.

Wheeling. w. Va. New. 2T,-~WhiEss
playing about the crib where'n lay HRS
infant brother, Robert Barafano, %
four-year-old boy. set the crib on fire.
Before assistance could arrive the
baby had been SO badly burned that
IL died
The mother Of he twa children bad
been out of the room but few min
utes when the accident occurred.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
CONVICT LABOR.
Governor of Maryland Has Appointed
Commission to Draft New Law.

Governor of Maryland Has Appointed
Commission to Draft New Law.
As was announced in The Sun yes
terday, the governor has appointed a
commiss ON to draft a law for the en-
ploynent of convict labor on the pub
lie roads. The policy which will be
embodied in this law has lcng been
urged upon the state government by
labor organizations and those citizens
who are more especially concerned in
the improvement OF the highways of
the officials there has been from time
to time encouragement as 10 the use
If convict labor on public works. At
the session of 1906 an act was passed
comforting upon the County Commits
sioners of the various counties au
thority to employ jail prisoners un-
dergoing punishment in working on
the roads CT in preparation of road
material in yards or quarries. This
was regarded as an excellent meas
ur because in the counties jail prs-
oners are k pit in idleness at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers, and confile
ment in the jails in winter especial
ly, is not regarded by the tramp or
the worthless vagabond as any kind
of punishment. This kind regards
work as the severest hardship, and
il going to jail meant going to work
they would be far more careful to
keep out of the hands of the law
Nevertheless. for some reason which
is not apparent, this law of 1906 does
not seem 10 have produced any nitice-
able results.
A law also gives authority for the
employment of inmates of the House
of Correction upon the road from
Baltimore to Wash ,ngtcn and this has
been done to some extent. In the
regular work OF the State penal insti-
tutions it has been found difficult to
properly employ short-term prison
ers. Only a few of those who are
committed 10 the penitertiary or
House of Correction are competent
N both those institutions to utilize
the time prison serves iu training
him in some occupation by which he
can make an honest living when he
is discharged. But the short-term
prisoners cannot be trained effective
ly, and road work is what they should
be engaged in. Having only short
term to serve, they will nct risk a
longer Imprisonment by an attempt to
scape, and. therefore, strict guard
ing will not be required. The out
door work is far more healthy than
work in shops. and while working on
the roads convicts will not come in
competition with honest labor.
The employment OF convict labor
on the public roads in certain of the
Southern States has ben found to be
altogether advantageous and in some
of them more especially in the Caro-
linas, great results have been achiev-
ed and splendid system of highways
built at small cost. Georgia has also
embarked in road improvement by
convict labor on large scale and il
is expected that farm values will be
greatly enhanced and the prosperity
of the State dvanced.-Baltimor
Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
BERKELEY STORAGE
COMPANY ORGANIZE
Daniel J. tieiston President and Gen.
eral Manager Of Martinsburg's
New Corporation.
From The World of Tuesday:

From The World Of Tuesday:
The stockholders OF the Berkeley
Storage Co, met yesterday IN the law
office OF H. H. Emmert and elected
the following directors: w. A. Roush,
John 0. Lemen. Fl. II, Emmert, w. II.
Heiston aud d. ]. Heiston The dlrec-
tors then organized by electing the
following officers:
President and General Manager--D.
j. Heiston
Vice President and Treasurer-W
II. Heiston
Attorney--H. H. Emmert.
AS told in this paper last week the
Berkeley Storage Company Is Martins
burgs newest corporation The ccm.
pany occupies brand new four-story
fireproof brick building on West Race
street. near Raleigh, erected by Mr..
w. H. Heiston. The company Is now
ready for business and that the bust.
ness venture will be profitable one
there SENS TO be no reasonable doubt.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04

Penjam r. Langdon. OF Charles
Town. has Instituted suit against the
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany for $3.50 for ninety-two hogs
shipped from Sharpsburg, VIA Hagers
town, 10 baltimore last November.
Owing to the United States quaran4
tine in Maryland and Pennsylvania an
the time as result OF foot and mouth
disease the hogs were Only hauled as
far as Hagerstown and then sold uns
der the market price, il Is alleged.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
Gard of Thanks.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Pine wish,
in this way, to express their heartfelt
thanks for the many acts of kindness
shown them after the death and at the
time OF the funeral OF their son, Nor
man H. Pine by friends, neighbors and
others; and especially TO the Lutheran
Sunday school class, Kilbourn Knit
ting Mills, Ryneal Fire Company and
Order of Moose for the beautiful flow
ers sent and their assistance at the
funeral
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
Zelaya's Excuse Don't Go.
BLOCK SYSTEM INCREASED.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Author.
ICES Additional Improvements.

ICES Additional improvements.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has authorized the construction of sew
eral additional miles OF automatic
block signals and work on this inn
provement will be begun at once. The
authorizations provide for the extern
sion OF the automatic block system
from Washington Junction to Bruins
wick, a distance of miles. A large
interlocking plant is TO be built at
the east end of the Brunswick freight
yard, the completion of which will
provide automatic prot ction from
Washington Junction to Weyerton, 3
miles west of Brunswick.
On the Baltimore and Ohio South
western division 25 miles of double
track automatic block signaling is to
be installed on the main line between
Cincinnati and Loyeland, o. All of
these signals will be S-position upper
quadrant, which is the B. & o. stand
ard, and the lamps will be electrically
lighted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
PROTEST AGAINST BUILDER.
People On the Boom Don't Want Any
More Shacks.

Abram Snyder, residing on West
Addition street, had asked for per
NIT TO build some seven or eight
houses on South Raleigh and West
Addition streets and Virginia avenue.
But some Of the residents of that sec
ton Or town entered a protest against
his building operations on the ground
that the sort of cheap dwelling houses
he intends to erect would b. more OF
a menace to the neighborhood than an
improvement. in fact Snyder had al
ready started to build house or
shanty on South Raleigh street, at
the site Of the recent fire, without
having procured permit Now work
there is stopped pending action Of the
municipal authorities.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
MAJOR n. D. BuLkLEY DEAD.
Baltimore and Ohio Comptroller
Yields to infirmities Of Age.


Baltimore, Nov, 26.--Major Henry
Deming Buckley, rs years old, comp
troller OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company for the last is years,
died at his apartment at the Marlbor-
ough yesterday morning. Death VAS
due TO complication OF diseases in
cident TO advanced age. Major Bulk
ley had been in III health since last
July and had been confined to his
apartments for the last few weeks
He was at his desk at the Baltimore
and Ohio building for the last time
about three weeks ago. Notwlthstand.
ing his age Major Buckley was man
OF remarkable vitality and activity
This is the eighth death of prom
nent Baltimore and Ohio railroad Off
cial within the last two years. SIX
others were from Baltimore, while an
other was from New York. They
were:
Mr.. Thomas Fitzgerald, former gen
eral manager
Mr.. d. b. Marin, general passenger
agent.
Mr.. John G. Wilson. of the legal de-
partment.
Mr.. d. d. Carothers, chief engineer.
Major n, p. irwin, consulting on
gineer.
Mr.. L. T. Gibbs, electrical en-.
gineer.
Mr.. 0. p. McCarty, passenger agent,
New York.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04

Fairmont, W Va. Nov. S0.--The
Fairmont and Clarksburg Traction
Company is negotiating for the pur-
chase OF the Grafton Traction Com
pany. Action will be taken in the
matter when the report Of the com
mite OF the former after an exami-
nation OF the road Is made.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
Infant Dead.
InIant Ledu.
From The World Of Saturday

FTuW the WOFIu 81 SATURDAY.
Mr.. o. Ferrari was called TO Win
chester last evening by the death of
the seven-nonths-old son o. his sister,
Mrs. lginia Lazzali, wh oh occurred
yesterday + renoan. The, baby was
taken i'll las sunday with spinal
meningitis. The funeral was held
this morning al 1899 o'clocl. In the
Catholic church and interment in the
Catholic Gem terry at WInches err
Miss Fortuna Ferrari. this city, also
attended the funeral Of her infant
nephew.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-04
New u. q. Directory.

This office is indebted to Rev. w,
F. Gruyer for copy of the directory
of the United Brethren church in
Martinsburg, just issued. The booklet
contains 80 pages and is attractive in
matter and workmanship, the numer-
GUS illustrat ons being especially In
teresting. The directory Was publish
ed by Or. J. B. Chamberlain's Mems
Sunday school class, taught by Rev.
Gruyer and which numbers todate
III. The class has pledged itself to
raise 81 600 toward the new church
building fund.