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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06

III is the popular impression that a
'ariii is the slowly worked out product
OF protrscted congressional inquiry
Sho matnted thought. This impression
Is confirmed by isag and apparently
earnest senatorial debates over one or
another schedule. The people who sat
III the senate galleries few weeks ago
and listened 10 the elaborate discussion
of the weol aud wooien schedule
thought they saw how tariffs are
made.
That was a great mistake: The sen-
ate IL adopting the schedule II did
merely ratified enc which had been
agreed on months before by OUTSIDE
parties. Last October east and west
met tn Chicago. The manufacturers Of
woolea goods Of enc region and tie
wool growers of the other came togeth
or to agree on the wool aud the wool
ems duties OF the tariff law which they
assumes would be passed the follow
ing year. Their conclusion was that the
Dingley law rates should be re.enac.-
ed That having been settled, moth ing
was left but TO notify congress quietly
after it should have been elected and
had convened.
! he elaborate hearings before the
ways and means committee were a
farce The wool aud woolens schedule
was then res judicsta. The senatorial
debate was sham fight. AS the pres
ident OF the National association OF
Wool Manufacturers, says, "rhis en-.
tire discussion is unnecessary and alb.
surd. After the real tarifi' makers had
decided what the duties were to be
why spend time In TALK
! If the allied eastern and western In,
terests bad seen iii they could have or.
dered congress 10 raise the duties, and
presumably 1t would have done 30. II
may be that the public should be
thankful for their moderation. bat
what legislative mockery II IL when
a few men get together in private
make out tariff schedules 10 snii
themselves, aud then direct Congress
to make it law. New we begin to un
derstand how tariffs are made. = Chi.
Gage Tribune republican,
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06
e Satan =
'SanderSO1l

There had been bad blood between
them there as the latter had once adj.
mitted. The prisoner had pre-empted
the claim on Smoky mountain IN an
ahortive boom" which Moreau had
engineered and over whose proceeds
the pair, Il was believed. had fallen
ont. He had then. 10 Use the attorneys
phrase. ''swapped the devil for the
Witch and had taken up with Prem
dergast. who by the manner OF his taxi
ing of had nnally justified a jail rec
ord IN another state Soon after this
break Hugh Stires had vanished On
the day following bis last appearances
IN the town the body Of Moft4tu had
been found on the Little raymastev
claim shot by cowardly bullet
through the back, a fact whit pre-
clutied the possibility that & deed
had been done Ia self defense here
was evidence TINT ne had died Il nalt,-
full and lingering death. Suspicion had
naturally pointed 70 tho vanished man.
and this suspicion had grown until.
after some months absence, he had
returned, alleging that he had lost his
memory of the past. 10 resume his life
in the cabin on the mountain and his
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06

With CRY OF alarm he spranw 10 his
feet seized the bag ~ ,ulA ard ran TO
the door OF the study In his haste he
stumbled against II. aud the dead lock
snapped TO. He was u prisoner now.
for he had left the skeleton key IN the
inside OF the outer door cintchlug his
treasure. he ran 10 the maln entrance
IL was fast He tried the smaller win
dows. Iron bars we're set across
them
He made shift TO wrap the surpice
ahont his mouth against the Sliding
smoke and fiery vapors. The bag drop
ped from his hand, and the gold rolled
about the floor. lie stopped aud clutch.
ca n handful OF the coins and crammed
them into his pocket. Was he 90 die.
after all. like this. caught like a rat In
a trap?
Uttering hoarse cry. with the
strength OF despair. Hugh wrenched a
pew from The floor and made OF Il a
ladder TO reach the rose window.
Mounting this. he beat frantically with
his fist upon the painted glass. The
crystal shiyered beneath the blows.
and ciinging TO the iron supports, his
beard burned to the skin. he set his
face to thc aperture and drew gulp-
ing breath OF the sweet, cold alr, In
his agony, with that fiery hell opening
beneath him, he could see the masHed
people watching from the safety that
was so near
look. Lookr The sudden cry
went up. aud thrill of awe ran
through the crowd The glass Hugh
had shattered had formed the face of
the penitcnt thief In the window de-
sign. and his outstretehed arms fitted
those of the figure II was as though
by some CHASTITY miracle the painted
features had suddenly sprung into life.
the haggard eyes opened in appeal
All at once there came a shout OF
warning The wall opened outward
tottered and fell
Then II was that they saw the with
ing figure. tangled In the twisted lead
bars of the wrecked rose window
Shielding their faces from the nnen-
durable heat. they reached aud bore II
to safety. laying II on the crisp, snowy
grass and tearing off the singed aud
smoking ministerial robes.
Judge ConweIl was one OF these In
the flaring confusion he leaned over
the figure. The CLEAN OF the ruby ring
on the finger caught his eye. He bent
forward TO look into the drawn and
distorted face.
"Eood God - no said sfIf'a Harry
Sandersonn'
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06
Department, o, rab,,e road.

The one great danger in the depart
ment of public roads and in putting a
man who is a member Of the State
Committee a. the head o. that depart
ment is that there will be ten dency
to build up political machine. The
Commissioner Of Public road secured
his appointment through the ins.ru-
mentality of President Taft for whom
1t Is fair to presume he did some
work that won him the recognition OF
the President. Now, of course, Com
missioner Light may have no such
idea but the circumstance of his APP
pointment world leave that impres.
sion unless the administration OF the
department into a political organiza-
ton there is little to expect in the I'm.
proyemeDt OF pIblic hig hways. The
Commissioner has addressed circular
letters to the County courts of the
State appealing to them to appoint
good ren. So far so good. But the
Commissioner should not feel that be
is either 10 dictate or control these APP
pointments. And any attempt Of the
Commissioner 10 dictate appointments
will be resisted with all the vigor OF
free men as tendin toward centraIiza-
ton and unsurpatien Of power. Ran
dolph Enterprise.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06

Ar she passed Harry she bent and laid
one IN his hand
partnership with the thief prendergast
The two had finally quarrcled. and
Prendergast had moved TO town.
Subsequent 20 this the latter had
been heard to make dark insInuatlons.
unnoted at the time. but since grown
significant. limiting at criminal knowl-
edge OF the prisoner The close OF this
chapter had been fsrendergastfs dismal
rnd In the gulcb when he had produced
The scrap Of paper which was the crux
Of the ease. He declared he had found
Moreau dying. that the latter had
traced with his own hand the accusn-
tion which fastened the crime upon
Hugh Stires.
In his cross examination Fielder
fought gamely to tighten the weight OF
the evidence. All rested. he said. upon
single scrap Of paper. a fragment Of
handwriting III no way difficult OF int
tation. aud this 10 turn upon the allie
gation Of thief. struck down In an act
Of crime. whose word Ia an ordinary
ease OF fact would not be worth
farthing No motive had been alleged
for the killing of Moreau by the pris-
oner. but Preudergast had had motive
enough In his accusation. II had been
open know ledge that he hated Hugh
Stires, and his own character made 1t
evident that he would not have scru-
pled to fasten murder upon him.
But as Fielder studied the twelve
grave faces In the jury box. who In
the last analysts were all that counted,
he shared his clients hopelessners.
Judgment and experience told him how
futile were all theories In the face OF
that inarticulate but damning witness
that Prendergast had left behind him
SO the afternoon dragged through, a
day for the state.
Sunset came early at that season.
Dark fell, aud the electric bulbs made
their mimic day. but no one left the
room. The outcome seemed a fore
gone conclusion The Jurymen no
longer gazed at the prisoner, and when
they looked at one another it was with
grim understanding. As the last wit
htoo LIZ tii@ Dtatc ShEpBEn RoWn AHQ
the prosecutor rested the judge glanced
at the clock.
ssfhere Is a bare half hour" he said
tentatively. Perhaps the defense
would prefer not to open testimony till
tomorrow
Fielder had risen. He saw his oppor-
tunity-to bring out sharply CONTRAST
ing point in the prisoners favor. the
one circumstance. considered apart.
pointing toward innocence rather than
guilt; TO leave this for the jury to take
with then. to Offset by its effect the
weight Of the evidence that had been
given
Continued on sth page.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06

- formally arraigned the
49, - second morning after his
self surrender and had pleaded not
guilty. The grand jury was In session
Indeed, had about finished It's labors
and there had been no reason for de-
lay. All necessary witnesses for the
state were on the ground, and Fielder
for his part had no others to summon
so that when DIR. Brent one keen fore
noon swung himself OF u Pullman at
the station returning from his ten
days absence, he found the town
thrilling with the excitement of the
first day of the trial. Before be left the
station he had learned of Prendergast's
death and accusation and knew that
Tom Fielder had come to the prisoners
defense. Or. Brent had taken no stock
In the young lawyers view OF Hugh
Stires
He betook himself to the filed court
room. The court had opened two hours
before and half the jury had been Sc
Iected. His attention was given first
to the bench where the prisoner sat
and second to q chair close to the rail-
ing beside Mrs. Halloran's. where a
girls face glimmered palely under a
light veil.
Toward this chair the hundreds OF
eyes in the room that morning had
often turned. Since the day Mrs. Hal
ioran had surprised Jessica at work
upon the rock statue she had kept her
counsel; but. as the physician had con-
jectured. the monument had been STUN
bled upon and had drawn curious Wis
itors. Thus the name on the grave had
become common property and the coin
cidence had been chartered of. That
Jessica had chiseled the statue was not
doubted. She had bought the tools In
town, and old Paddy Wise. the black
smith. had sharpened them for her.
The story Prendergast had told In the
general store, too, had not been forgot
ten, and the aid she had given the
fever stricken man had acquired new
significance In face OF the knowledge
that she had more than once been adj
mitted to the jail with Fielder. From
the moment OF the opening of the trial
Jessica had divided interest eth the
prisoner.
Circumstantialiy speaking. the evil
dence was flawless. DR.. Moreau. while
little known and less liked, had figured
in the town as a promoter and an In
ventor OF "slick" stock schemes. He
had come there with Hugh stires from
Sacramento, where they had had
business partnership Of short duration.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06

Prohibition can no longer be called
an experiment. 1t has been justified a
thousand fold, aud every day brings
additional demonstrations that it 10
feasible and wise. s'Fhe Atlanta Con-
stitulion,p which resisted it in The
State campaign, now pronounces it a
success and blessing. From towns
and cities and rural communities come
tidings of marked improvement in
morals, in social life and 10 industrial
enterprises as result Of banishiHg the
saloon. The United Brewers Associa-
ton, At recent meeting, declared
that the prohibition wave had reached
its height and that reaction had
come. AT the same time IL reported a
decrease OF sales ia nine months of
~, $50 ,3Ol. The great tenn peranee cause
should be sustained and pressed for
ward until the blight OF the saloon
shall be totally banished from Ameri-
can soil.
Kansas City, Kan, has adopted the
commission form Of government. The
change was decreed at = special cleo
ton held July IA. The new plan calls
for government OF the city by msy-
or and four commissioners, who will
succeed the present mayor and coun-
ell next April. The commissioners will
be elected for term OF two years. The
election fello wed campaigns by re-
formers to take municipal affairs out
Of the hands Of politicians.
In the opinion Of Attorney General
w. q. Conley there is nothing in the
new fish aud game law enacted at the
session of 1909 to prohibit merchants
Of West Virginia from importing fish
from another state, although the law
may prohibit the catching or sale Of
such variety OF fish at stated times in
the streams of West Virginia.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06

Elkins, The Hotel Randolph Com
pany was adjudged bankrupt by
Judge Aston G. Dayton In the Fed
ersl Court for tile Northern district Of
West Virginia and referred to III. II.
King, referee in bankruptcy. The as
sets will amount to about s40,e00 and
the liabilities to.about ss4 900.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06

at the front door OF The County House OF
Berkeley County, on
Saturday, July sist. 1908,
at 30 O'Clock D. m that certain lot or parcel
OF real estate with the improvements thereon,
situate lying and being on the North side oil
Terrace Street, Martinsourg, Berkeley County
west Va, and known and designated as lot
No. &c. on the plat known as "Woodherrys
Addition, Situated In hartinsbura. Berkeley
County, West Virginia, said lot fronting IS feet
te pding back of equal width f32 feet to al
ley, and being the same real estate conveyed
70 Belle Kershner by deed from Rural Compa-
ny Limited, dated on the 18th day OF October,
1891, and recorded In deed book No. So page
&C.
Said lot being improved.by
Two Story Frame Dwelling House
containing six rooms with slate rsef In first
class repair.
Pros pective purchasers will do well to ex-
anime this property before they buy else
where good general warranty deed free
nom all circumstances viii be delivered TO
the purchaser. sAS
Terms OF Sale
One-third OF the purchase money cash on
day OF sale, the balance In two equal pay nenis
due inione and two years from date, the puT-
chaser TO give his notes therefore with inter-
est from date, and said deferred payments 10
be secured by deed of trust on the property
BELLE j. KERSHAER,
GEO. Z. kERSHNkR.
ALLEN n. NOLIs, Attorney.
J. w. DODD, Autfoneer.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-06
PUBLIC SALE
OF Valuable
REAL ESTATE
saturday, July sist, 1908,

The undersigned will sell at public auction
at the front door OF the County House of
Berkeley County, ON
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
RHUBARB WILL PASS
FROM LOCAL MARKET
'ABTER WEEK IS OVER

Rhubarb win pass from local marke
stalls with the opening Of next week.
and pies made from The fresh-cut prod
uct viii give way to the canned article
product
To many Washington house wives this
announcement viii cause regret, for the
summer season Of 1863 has added new
glory and fame to the wholesome record
OF the rhubarb plant A greater guam
tity OF this plant, which enjoys a repu-
tatiOu as one Of natures remedies, has
been sold ia the local produce market
this season tnan in any season within
the memory of the dean of the com
mission COTpS.
This would indicate that the rhubarb
plant IS winning a higher place in the
vegetable kingdom. II indica ties. TOO
that nearby growers are taking advau-
taEe OF the increasing demand 10 find
this market a profitable one A decade
ago most all Of the Ihubarb consumed
here was grown in the CarolinaS and
Georgia, but that now Is thing Of the
past only the earliest arrivals are from
those States The real demand. which
comes when the plant is mature ana
sweet, is supplied by two or three large
truck farmers whose places are in MARY
land just over the District line
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Postcard Luncheon.

n. LA girl OF sixteen planned and
carried out this affair." which was really
delightful The scheme IS adaptable to
church societies and club functions. In
the invitations. which were issued on
Bostals. the guests were requested 10
bring six OF their most Interesting card
and be prepared to tell about them
The table centerpiece was a ball Of
ferns. in. which were stuck wee silk flags
Of ell nations, Zach girl was given a
foreign post card, and told to pick out
the flag Of the country from which it
came, and take her place nearest to that
flag.
Bonbon OF nut holders were made bv
passing papes cups on the corners of
post cards the guests name was also
written across the card. The Ice cream
was white with a stamp I'm one corner:
the guests initials being done with
small candles.
AfterwaTd postal card stories were
told and the fine collection of the hos
tess was thoroughly enjoyed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
Do Not Put a Lid
On the Pan While
Cooking Cabbage

When cooking caulifOwer, cabbage,
or such Savory vegetables never put q
lid on the pan. This sounds as though
really you would want al Of the odor
to go through the house. but, on the
contrary, II so blends with the air that
it is hardly noticeable; while, If the
lid is kept on the pan, It viii have to
be removed several times while its con-
tents are cooking. and then tie conCen-
trated steam VIII pervade the whole
premises and be extremely disagreeable.
It is possible to cook all kinds of vege-
tables without any Odor at all by piac-
ing a large piece of bread over the pan:
but most h0usekeep-rs feel this is a
great waste, and re use to allow such
eXtraVag ance.
Regarding caUliGOweT il is said that
If il is turned head downward in the
cooking, 1t VIII be quite safe from what
ever scum might settle on the water
This is = very good bit of advice and
one which deserves to be followed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19

preference Yesterday the votes were
counted and the winner Of the ma
jority Of votes IS calculated to give vol,
a period Of jolly excitement next weeIz.
If the Mystic Menus" have been
brain teasers" (as one contestant ex-
pressed IT'D, the subject Of next weeks
contest VIII be both a JOY and a dis
pair Yes; 1t Is something to guess
No it is not another Mystic Menu.
stop asking questions, please: because
can't tell YOU today.
A great many Times readers called
up over the phone this morning Won't
YOU please tell me which subject hal
the majority Of votes for next week. S
contest feature" begged one 1T can.
not matter now, since the votes have
been counted" said another But IL
would matter because had 7 told any
one over the phone, or otherwise, il
would have given that one the advan-
tage Of a greater length OF time to think
about IL. SO no one was told. The win
neV will be announced in the Sunday
evening edition Of The Times Watch
fop Il,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
GARDEN PARTY GOWN OF MUSLIN
Daily Fashion Talk

Nothing makes Iovelier garden party gowns than muslin
ana this one is of the embroidered trimming
lace banding and chemisete tuckng The gown gives
1usr the slender lines that necessary present
styles at the time simple. as are all the
pest or those designed for gath
ered nonce Is straight at its lower edge, cores
cut IN points and joined It. The bodice portion is
trimmed IN way-to conceal the srmhole seams the
whole gown is an exceptionally attractive All the
lovely dainty muslins the appropriate
indeed everything treated in lingerie style and
that means many of the thin silks washable
idorlcs foulaTd WOui be charming made messalines
are treated exactly lawns batistes
long list of silk and cotton mixtures
every way desirable For the chemsette aI-over
embroidery any fancy appropriate for
the banding either embroidery.
For the medium size viii be required yards of
teral q "a sS yards 81 ~ yards wide
yard Of tucking q yards insertion 81 yards
edging May Manon pattern No. s sizes 81 ~ inches
bust.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
SOLVE THIS PUZZLE
AND GET THE PRIZE
A public notice and a Christian

A public notice and a Christian
name .......-..........
An unruly member .............-
An iron vessel and eight ciphers.
4 shoe and a relative
Winters harvest and the bovine's
. best ..-'..--.........
a measure. -.-.. s-....,-.-........
Perpendicular ............
Part of a head, part of stove, and
part of 8 fish.....--.......
Part of a calf, a necessity.
Mother earth and tiny thing much
used but little valued .....
Lilies do not, Penelope did, mature
age ......-.......-..
A tree, a weapon, and a soubriquet
A beverage and a vegetable.
A prefix and to go under.
Two rivers and beast. ...s.-,-.
A celebrated singer and a sweet. -.
Part of an eminenee. .......-...
a shoemaker's tool. ......-.
P of boat, part of the anatomy,
/ an egg NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
A delicious bird. minus one letter.
would make a countryman of
foreign land. ............
A break, and human failing 49,.
A vegetable and social functions.
A perfume and a nuisance. ......
Running streams --.-.....-.-.-
a fruit and a name ...........
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Answers
Equally Clever.

1AAaA4y OAGNCA-
/ Mrs. Benhof. like many others. gave
| answers equally as clever as those given
! by Mrs. Covington. In many solLdons
an int rTOgation point was put after
Part OF a head, part OF a STOVE. and
part of a fish One reader called me
up over the telephone and told me that
| this number of the menu had stumped
almost every one. She IS right, for
while many gave a solution to Il, but
/ few of them were correct.
Here IS still another one Of the late
| solutions:
A public notice and a Christian name
Banana.
An unruIy member-TDngue
An iron vessel and eight ciphers-
| Potato
A shoe and a relativo-Pumpkin
Winters harvest and the bovine's
best-Iee cream.
A mSasure-Beets ftime.}
Perpendicular-Plum
Part Of q head, part of a stove, and
part of fish-Herring Roe.
Part OF a calf and a necessity-Brains
Mother earth and a tiny thing much
Used but little valued-TeErapin
Lilies do not. Penelope did. mature
age-Spinach.
a tree, a weapon. and sobriquet-
Maple mOlssses-
a beverage and a vegetable-Pop corn.
A prefix and 70 go under-JEndive.
Two rl-ers and a beast-Dandelion
A celebrated singer and a sweet-Patti
patty.
Part of an eminence-Bass Cbase).
A s1Oemaker'S tOOi-Punch.
Part of a boat, part OF the anatomy,
an egg iayer-Canvasba duck
\ delicious bird. minus one letter
would make a cOuntryman OF foreign
laud-Pheasant
A break and a human failing-Crac ker.
A vegetable and a social function
Rice balls.
A DerfuTne and q nufsapce-NT,sl- rat
Running streams-Curra1ts
A fruit and name-OTangeade
forange Ade). MRS. J. II. JOLLY
1909 Park road
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
Mayonnaise Dressing.

Mrs. \. VI am glad 10 give you the
recipe for mayonnaise dressing again,
10 which YOU refer.
Into a chilled soup plate drop the yolk
Of an egg drained free OF all the white
squeeze on IL a teaspOouful of lemon
juice and stir in with a silver fork until
well mixed Now add gradually a few
drops OF salad oil, stirring steadily. AS
the dressing th.ckeus add the oil more
freely until YOU have used half a pint.
Season with "a dash of paprika, half a